Descartes Collection

ReneDescartes. Creator: Unknown
Rene Descartes

Portrait of the philosopher ReneDescartes (1596-1650). Creator: Anonymous
Portrait of the philosopher Rene Descartes (1596-1650). Found in the collection of Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Rene Descartes, French philosopher and mathematician, 1835. Nineteenth century engraving of Descartes (1596-1650) who is regarded as one of the great figures in the history of Western thought

Portrait of the philosopher Rene Descartes (1596-1650), ca 1820. Creator: Tardieu
Portrait of the philosopher Rene Descartes (1596-1650), ca 1820. Private Collection

Rene Descartes, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Rene Descartes, (1933). Portrait of French thinker, mathematician and scientist Rene Descartes (1596-1650), one of the great figures in the history of Western thought

Rene Descartes, (c1820s). Artist: Maurin
Descartes, Rene Descartes, (c1820s). Descartes (1596-1650) is regarded as one of the great figures in the history of Western thought and is widely considered to be the father of modern philosophy

Rene Descartes (1596-1650), French philosopher and mathematician

Cover of Geometry by Descartes, Volume I, 1683 edition

Drawing lines representing the intersection of lines, in the work Geometry by Descartes, Volume I, 1683

Cover of the book Principia Philosophiae by Descartes, 1692 edition

Schematic drawing on the functioning of the brain and human ocular system, engraving published in the book Principia Philosophiae, 1677

Frontispiece of De la Methode by Descartes

Queen Christina of Sweden, surrounded by his court. Artist: Dumesnil, Louis-Michel, the Younger (1680-1762)
Queen Christina of Sweden, surrounded by his court. Found in the collection of Musee de l Histoire de France, Chateau de Versailles

Rene Descartes, 17th century French philosopher and mathematician, (1836). Artist: W Holl
Rene Descartes, 17th century French philosopher and mathematician, (1836). Descartes (1596-1650) is regarded as one of the great figures in the history of Western thought

Rene Descartes, French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist, (c19th century). Artist: Delpech
Rene Descartes, French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist, c19th century. Regarded as one of the great figures in the history of Western thought

Rene Descartes, 1775. Artist: J Collyer
Rene Descartes, 1775. Eighteenth century engraving of French philosopher and mathematician Descartes (1596-1650) who is regarded as one of the great figures in the history of Western thought

Descartes idea of the hydraulic action of the nerves, 1692. French philosopher Rene Descartes (1596-1650) believed nerves were hollow, provided with valves

Rene Descartes diagram of the human brain and eye, 1692. From Opera Philosophica by Rene Descartes. (Frankfurt-am-Main, 1692). Originally published in his Tractatus de homine. (Paris, 1664)

Rene Descartes illustration of the co-ordination of the senses, 1692. A visual stimulus travelling from the eye to the pineal gland, H, stops attention being given to an olfactory stimulus

Rene Descartes idea of vision, showing the function of the eye, optic nerve and brain, 1692. From Opera Philosophica by Rene Descartes. (Frankfurt-am-Main, 1692)

Descartes representation of the antagonistic eye muscles, 1692. When E is relaxed A is innervated. Rene Decartes (1596-1650)

Descartes model of the Universe, 1668. Descartes Universe showing how matter which filled it was collected in vortices with a star at the centre of each, often orbiting planets

Descartes illustration of how the distance of an object is perceived with binocular vision, 1692
Descartes (1596-1650) illustration of how the distance of an object is perceived with binocular vision, 1692. From Rene Descartes Opera Philosophica (Tractatus de Homine), 1692

Descartes explanation of vision, 1692. Light rays being passed through the eye, being focused by the lens (I) and forming images T, S, R on the retina

Descartes idea of vision, 1692
Descartes (1596-1650) idea of vision, [1692]. The passage of nervous impulses from the eye to the pineal gland and so to the muscles. From Rene Descartes Opera Philosophica (Tractatus de homine), 1692

Descartes idea of how eye passes impulse to brain and so directs a voluntary movement, 1692. French philosopher and scientist Rene Descartes (1596-1650)

Involuntary movement, Descartes idea of how impulses from the limbs reach the brain, 1692. French philosopher and scientist Rene Descartes (1596-1650) believed all nerves to be hollow

Rene Descartes model of the structure of the Universe, 1668
Rene Descartes (1596-1650) model of the structure of the Universe, [1668]. Showing matter filling the Universe collected in vortices with a star at centre of each, often with orbiting planets

Systeme de Descartes, 1761. Artist: Rene Descartes
Systeme de Descartes, 1761. A hand- coloured engraving showing a chart of Descartes planetary system c1600s. Rene Descartes was a French philosopher and mathematician

Gardener smelling a carnation or pink (Dianthus), c1750. Artist: Thomas Kitchin
Gardener smelling a carnation or pink (Dianthus), c1750. French philosopher Rene Descartes interaction theory stated that the reflexes were mechanistically determined and that body

Descartes system of the universe, 17th century, (1761). French philosopher and mathematician Descartes (1596-1650) system of the universe showing his idea of the formation of the stars in vortices

Rene Descartes, French philosopher and scientist, 1692. Descartes (1596-1650) in his study seated at a writing slope. Regarded as one of the great figures in the history of Western thought

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