Vision Collection (page 8)

John Dalton, British chemist, 19th century. Artist: CH Jeens
John Dalton, British chemist, 19th century. Dalton (1766-1844) was born near Cockermouth, Cumbria. In 1794 he described colour blindness (Daltonism) from which both he and his brother suffered

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)

John Dalton, English chemist, c1860. Dalton (1766-1844) was born near Cockermouth, Cumbria. In 1794 he described colour blindness (Daltonism) from which both he and his brother suffered

John Dalton, English chemist, 1881. Dalton (1766-1844) was born near Cockermouth, Cumbria. In 1794 he described colour blindness (Daltonism) from which both he and his brother suffered

Thomas Alva Edisons kinetographic theatre, c1892. This combined the recording of sound and vision. From a cigarette card published 1915

Thomas Alva Edisons first Phonograph, 1878. In this model the cylinder on which the sound was recorded had to be rotated by hand. Instrument in recording mode

Thomas Edisons Kinetographic Theatre, c1891. In this he combined the recording of sound and vision

Mining Pitchblende, Cornwall, England, c1916. Radium, isolated by the Curies in 1898, is extracted from this ore

Light, c1850. Educational plate showing reflection and refraction, light travelling in straight lines, a burning mirror (13) and Newtons prism experiment (27). (Wurtemberg, Germany c1850)

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

Pyxis with the martyrdom of St Menas of Alexandria, 6th century
Pyxis with the martyrdom of St Menas of Alexandria (285 ? c. 309). It was made in Egypt, and probably used as a reliquary

The Prophet Jonah before the Walls of Nineveh, ca 1651. Artist: Rembrandt van Rhijn (1606-1669)
The Prophet Jonah before the Walls of Nineveh, ca 1651. Found in the collection of the Albertina, Vienna

Detail of an Egyptian papyrus showing the eye of Horus from the Ledien Rijksmuseum

St Paul the Apostle who took the Christian message to the Gentiles, 19th century. In the background is his conversion on the road to Damascus

The Five Senses: smell, hearing, sight, touch and taste, c1850. Illustration from a childrens book. (London, c1850)

Jacobs dream of angels ascending and descending the ladder to heaven, c1808. From the Bible (Genesis 28.12)

Mary Magdalene seeing the apparition of the risen Jesus Christ, c1500. In the left background angels are shown in the sepulchre. From the Bible (Luke 24)

Christ giving sight to the man born blind, mid 19th century. From the Bible (John 9)

Macbeth and the Witches, late 19th century. Artist: Henry Daniel Chadwick
Macbeth and the Witches, late 19th century. Scene in William Shakespeares (c1564-1616) play Macbeth

The Three Witches Appearing to Macbeth and Banquo, late 18th century. Artist: Henry Fuseli
The Three Witches Appearing to Macbeth and Banquo, late 18th century. Scene in William Shakespeares (c1564-1616) play Macbeth

Jacobs dream of a stairway leading to heaven with God at the top, 1865-1866. Artist: Gustave Dore
Jacobs dream of a stairway leading to heaven with God at the top, 1865-1866. From Gustave Dores Bible (Genesis 28:12)

Conversion of St Paul on the road to Damascus, 1865-1866. Artist: Gustave Dore
Conversion of St Paul on the road to Damascus, 1865-1866. From Gustave Dores Bible (Acts 9)

Ezekiels vision of a chariot in the sky and a hand in the clouds holding out a book to him, 1804. Ezekiel was one of the four great Hebrew prophets

Ezekiels vision of chariot in sky, c614 BC
Ezekiels vision of chariot in sky c614 BC. Ezekiel was one of the four great Hebrew prophets. One modern explanation for the vision seen by him, is that he observed parhelia (mock suns)

Daniels vision of the beasts, 1804. Four great Beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another. Daniel was one of the four great Hebrew prophets. From the Bible (Daniel 7:3)

Danae, 16th century. Artist: Titian
Danae, 16th century. From a private collection, New York, USA

Tobias Returns Sight to His Father, 1636. Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
Tobias Returns Sight to His Father, 1636. From the Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart, Germany

E. E. G recording
The electroretinagram: when a light stimulus is applied to the eye, the minute electrical potentials which result from this stimulation of the retina are picked up from a contact lens electrode

The Vision of St. Helena. Creator: Marcantonio Raimondi
The Vision of St. Helena

St. John on Patmos, ca. 1508-1532. Creator: Ludwig Krug
St. John on Patmos, ca. 1508-1532

The Vision of St. Jerome. Creator: Giulio Bonasone
The Vision of St. Jerome

Equestrian Statue of Constantine the Great, 1690-1740. Creator: Francesco Faraone Aquila
Equestrian Statue of Constantine the Great, 1690-1740

The Vision of Saint Jerome, ca. 1761-65. Creator: Jean-Honore Fragonard
The Vision of Saint Jerome, ca. 1761-65. After Johann Liss

The Mass of Saint Gregory, 1511. Creator: Albrecht Durer
The Mass of Saint Gregory, 1511

In Memory of P. FR. Basan, an engraving for the catalogue of the collection of P. -F
In Memory of P. FR. Basan, an engraving for the catalogue of the collection of P.-F. Basan, 1798

Venus and Nymphs Bathing, 1543. Creator: Antonio Fantuzzi
Venus and Nymphs Bathing, 1543

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