Virgin and child and a human skeleton, 1678. Artist: Athanasius Kircher

Virgin and child and a human skeleton, 1678. Artist: Athanasius Kircher

1-344-074 - Art Media/Heritage Images

Virgin and child and a human skeleton, 1678. A print from Mundus subterraneus, by Athanasius Kircher, Amsterdam, 1678. Kircher’s Mundus Subterraneus marks the first serious effort to describe the physical makeup of the earth.


Image Details


People Information

Creator
  1. Athanasius Kircher, attributed to: German: Jesuit priest and scholar
People Related
  1. Jean Claude Carriere: :

Medium
  1. Engraving

Picture Type
  1. Object

Category Hierarchy

Religion & Belief Christianity

Religion & Belief Other

Society & Culture Death & Burial

Science & Nature Anatomy


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3213x5450
File Size : 51,302kb


Aliases

  1. c234867
  1. 0510006971
  1. 1-344-074
  1. 1344074
  1. c234867

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