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Grabado de hombres manejando una enorme lente redonda que enfoca el sol junto a columnas, una fuente e instrumentos ópticos.

L'Optique: lente gigante que enfoca la luz solar en un jardín barroco

Un grabado al buril muestra a varios hombres en un jardín clásico sosteniendo una gran lente circular que capta la luz del sol y proyecta un haz brillante sobre una plataforma de piedra. Columnas, una fuente, un cañón e instrumentos ópticos dispersos completan la escena bajo un cielo arbolado.

Artista
Jacques de Lajoue
Fecha
[1737]
Técnica
Allegorical prints Engravings
Fuente
Wellcome Collection
Tamaño
4000 × 3250 px
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Dominio público · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1737.
Derechos verificados 2026-11-05 · nivel A · según la fuente: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Crédito (se agradece, no es obligatorio en obras de dominio público): Wellcome Collection

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