| The Iconography of Sir Isaac Newton to 1800 Contributor(s): Keynes, Milo (Author) |
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ISBN: 1843831333 ISBN-13: 9781843831334 Publisher: Boydell Press OUR PRICE: $80.75 Product Type: Hardcover Published: February 2005 Annotation: Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727) is rare among figures of the past for the number of authentic paintings, engravings and images of him which survive. He was painted by some nine different artists in the latter part of his life, and after his death both portraits and sculptures continued to proliferate, the amazing demand for representations of his image demonstrating his immense fame. This iconography, lavishly illustrated in both colour and black and white, and involving the disciplines of History of Art and History of Science, catalogues 231 icons in two sections, and is thus an invaluable guide to the images. Part I contains 122 portraits and Part II 109 sculptures, about fifty of which were produced before his death, the rest from then until 1800. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | History - General - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - History | Modern - General |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2004023329 |
| Physical Information: 0.66" H x 9.8" W x 11.3" (2.20 lbs) 192 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Sir Isaac Newton 1642-1727] is rare among figures of the past for the number of authentic paintings, engravings and images of him which survive. He was painted by some nine different artists in the latter part of his life, and after his death both portraits and sculptures continued to proliferate, the amazing demand for representations of his image demonstrating his immense fame. This iconography, lavishly illustrated in both colour and black and white, and involving the disciplines of History of Art and History of Science, catalogues 231 icons in two sections, and is thus an invaluable guide to the images. Part I contains 122 portraits and Part II 109 sculptures, about fifty of which were produced before his death, the rest from then until 1800. |