Athanasius Kircher
Ars Magna Lucis et Umbrae

Ars Magna Lucis et Umbrae

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Ars Magna Lucis et Umbrae
AuthorGerman, 1602–1680
CultureGerman
Titles
  • Ars Magna Lucis et Umbrae
Date1646
MediumBook
DimensionsOverall: 11 7/8 × 9 3/16 × 2 15/16 in. (30.2 × 23.3 × 7.5 cm)
Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.2022.4
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Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition History"The Art and Science of Optics," The Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College, Claremont, California, November 12, 2022–March 26, 2023.

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