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Grabado de putti trabajando en mapas con compases junto a un cañón, con un puerto fortificado y barcos al fondo.

Putti planeando fortificaciones con geometría, grabado de Bernard Picart, 1729

Un grabado al aguafuerte con putti semejantes a querubines que trabajan sobre un mapa extendido sobre una cureña de cañón, junto a compases, reglas y herramientas de dibujo. Al fondo se ven un puerto fortificado con barcos, una ciudad en una colina y un árbol a la derecha. El pie en francés dice La Géométrie et les Fortifications.

Artista
Bernard Picart
Fecha
1729
Técnica
Allegorical prints Etchings
Fuente
Wellcome Collection
Tamaño
4000 × 2365 px
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Dominio público · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1729.
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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