The Philosopher, the Priest, and the Painter: A Portrait of Descartes

by Steven Nadler

Book Overview

How a famous painting opens a window into the life, times, and philosophy of Ren Descartes

In the Louvre museum hangs a portrait that is considered the iconic image of Ren Descartes, the great seventeenth-century French philosopher. And the painter of the work? The Dutch master Frans Hals--or so it was long believed, until the work was downgraded to a copy of an original. But where is the authentic version, and who painted it? Is...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691157308
• ISBN13: 9780691157306
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.7"