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Rene Descartes Collection

Background imageRene Descartes Collection: Portrait of René Descartes (1596-1650), 1647-1648. Creator: Frans Hals

Portrait of René Descartes (1596-1650), 1647-1648. Creator: Frans Hals
Portrait of Rene Descartes (1596-1650), 1647-1648

Background imageRene Descartes Collection: René Descartes, 1650s. Creator: Jonas Suyderhoef

René Descartes, 1650s. Creator: Jonas Suyderhoef
Rene Descartes, 1650s

Background imageRene Descartes Collection: Portrait of René Descartes (1596-1650), philosopher and scholar. Creator: Unknown

Portrait of René Descartes (1596-1650), philosopher and scholar. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of Rene Descartes (1596-1650), philosopher and scholar

Background imageRene Descartes Collection: Descartes, n.d. Creator: Jean-Baptiste de Grateloup

Descartes, n.d. Creator: Jean-Baptiste de Grateloup
Descartes, n.d

Background imageRene Descartes Collection: Descartes, n.d. Creator: Jean-Baptiste de Grateloup

Descartes, n.d. Creator: Jean-Baptiste de Grateloup
Descartes, n.d

Background imageRene Descartes Collection: Descartes, n.d. Creator: Jean-Baptiste de Grateloup

Descartes, n.d. Creator: Jean-Baptiste de Grateloup
Descartes, n.d

Background imageRene Descartes Collection: Descartes, n.d. Creator: Jean-Baptiste de Grateloup

Descartes, n.d. Creator: Jean-Baptiste de Grateloup
Descartes, n.d

Background imageRene Descartes Collection: Portrait of the philosopher ReneDescartes (1596-1650). Creator: Anonymous

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

Background imageRene Descartes Collection: ReneDescartes. Creator: Unknown

ReneDescartes. Creator: Unknown
Rene Descartes

Background imageRene Descartes Collection: Rene Descartes, French philosopher and mathematician, 1835

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

Background imageRene Descartes Collection: Montaigne, (1533-1592), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Montaigne, (1533-1592), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Montaigne, (1533-1592), 1830. Michel Eyquem de Montaigne (1533-1592) significant philosopher of the French Renaissance, known for the essay as a literary genre

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

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

Background imageRene Descartes Collection: Rene Descartes, (1933). Creator: Unknown

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

Background imageRene Descartes Collection: Rene Descartes, (c1820s). Artist: Maurin

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

Background imageRene Descartes Collection: Rene Descartes, 17th century French philosopher and mathematician, (1836). Artist: W Holl

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

Background imageRene Descartes Collection: Rene Descartes, French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist, (c19th century). Artist: Delpech

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

Background imageRene Descartes Collection: Rene Descartes, 1775. Artist: J Collyer

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

Background imageRene Descartes Collection: Descartes idea of the hydraulic action of the nerves, 1692

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

Background imageRene Descartes Collection: Rene Descartes diagram of the human brain and eye, 1692

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)

Background imageRene Descartes Collection: Rene Descartes illustration of the co-ordination of the senses, 1692

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

Background imageRene Descartes Collection: Rene Descartes idea of vision, showing the function of the eye, optic nerve and brain, 1692

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)

Background imageRene Descartes Collection: Descartes representation of the antagonistic eye muscles, 1692

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

Background imageRene Descartes Collection: Descartes model of the Universe, 1668

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

Background imageRene Descartes Collection: Descartes illustration of how the distance of an object is perceived with binocular vision, 1692

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

Background imageRene Descartes Collection: Descartes explanation of vision, 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

Background imageRene Descartes Collection: Descartes idea of vision, 1692

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

Background imageRene Descartes Collection: Descartes idea of how eye passes impulse to brain and so directs a voluntary movement, 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)

Background imageRene Descartes Collection: Involuntary movement, Descartes idea of how impulses from the limbs reach the brain, 1692

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

Background imageRene Descartes Collection: Rene Descartes model of the structure of the Universe, 1668

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

Background imageRene Descartes Collection: Systeme de Descartes, 1761. Artist: Rene Descartes

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

Background imageRene Descartes Collection: Gardener smelling a carnation or pink (Dianthus), c1750. Artist: Thomas Kitchin

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

Background imageRene Descartes Collection: Descartes system of the universe, 17th century, (1761)

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

Background imageRene Descartes Collection: Rene Descartes, French philosopher and scientist, 1692

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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