Painting on science: representing physics
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Title
Painting on science: representing physics
Subject
Putti deprive a bird of air in a vacuum experiment, one plays at billiards, another plays with magnetised keys, while outside a storm rages: representing physics
Description
This is a painting offering us a look into the 18th century mind. One putti experiments with a bird while the others play in the room, exploring with other things. Instances of science and the study of science is seen here, and the contrast of the mind's understanding of objects' and animals' functioning with the natural world can be seen.
Creator
Picart, Bernard
Publisher
Paris
Date
1729
Contributor
Manlin Xu
Format
7.6 x 13.4 cm
Type
Painting
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
7.6 x 13.4 cm
Files
Citation
Picart, Bernard, “Painting on science: representing physics,” Enlightenmens, accessed February 7, 2023, http://enlightenmens.lmc.gatech.edu/items/show/619.