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Creation of heaven and earth (Figures from the Bible, 1728) - G. van der Gouwen after Gerard Hoet

Description

Audaciously, it is Copernicus' system that figures here the creation of the sky. This would be impossible in a Catholic Bible.

History :
  1. Signed lower left "G. Hoet delineavit", center "G. van der Gouwen sculpsit", right "F. Halma excudit cum privilegio".
Textual Sources :
Copernic, Nicolas (1473-1543)

Technical Data

Notice #024694

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Image editing :
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Image Origin :
Bibliothèque numérique Gallica, Bibliothèque nationale de France (https://gallica.bnf.fr)