File:Blaise Pascal Louvre.jpg
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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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Department of Sculptures, Richelieu wing, ground floor, room 29 |
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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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| current | 09:11, 5 October 2005 | | 940 × 1,345 (203 KB) | Siren-Com (talk | contribs) | * Blaise Pascal, marbre par Augustin Pajou (1785), musée du Louvre * Prise de vue personnelle / self-pictured (juin 2005) * ~~~~ |
| 16:39, 4 October 2005 |  | 940 × 1,345 (197 KB) | Siren-Com (talk | contribs) | * Blaise Pascal, marbre par Augustin Pajou, musée du Louvre * Prise de vue personnelle / self-pictured (juin 2005) * ~~~~ |
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