painted
Paris
17th Century
Source: Fuat Sezgin, Science and Technology in Islam, Institute for the History of Arabic-Islamic Science.
Recipe Details
Evidence
"The constellations figures were painted by Jean-Baptiste Corneille (1649-1695). They are painted on papier-mâché."
Remarks
The figures depict constellations based on the star map of ‘Abdarrahmān aṣ-Ṣūfī. The work was performed in Paris between 1681 and 1683 for Louis XIV (p. 18).
Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
Visual observation
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
RegionParis
Approx. Year1650
Source Information
AuthorFuat Sezgin, Science and Technology in Islam, Institute for the History of Arabic-Islamic Science.
CollectionBibliothèque nationale in Paris
Language
N/A
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