File:Blaise Pascal Louvre.jpg
Summary
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| Description |
Blaise Pascal (1623–1662) studying the cycloid, engraved on the tablet he is holding in his left hand; the scattered papers at his feet are his Pensées, the open book his Lettres provinciales. Exhibited at the Salon of 1785; the plaster model was exhibited at the Salon of 1781. |
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| Dimensions | H. 1.46 m (4 ft. 9 ¼ in.), W. 1.05 m (3 ft. 5 ¼ in.), D. 1.41 m (4 ft. 7 ½ in.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current location |
Department of Sculptures, Richelieu wing, ground floor, room 29 |
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| Accession number |
RF 2981 |
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| Credit line | In the Louvre collections since 1960 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | Siren-Com (2005) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Français : Blaise Pascal étudiant la cycloïde ; à ses pieds, à gauche, les feuillets épars des Pensées, à droite, le livre ouvert des Lettres provinciales. Présenté au Salon de 1785 ; le modèle en plâtre vaiat été présenté à celui de 1781.
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