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Optical toy
An optical toy designed and made by Jean-François Niceron. The apparatus consists of an oil painting on a wooden board, fixed vertically to a second horizontal board carrying a wooden support. The painting represents a series of turbaned heads with a flag display in their midst. The support originally [...]
Creator
- Jean-François Niceron
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- Optics
- optics
Type of item
- Optical toy
- optical toys
Medium
- wood
- Wood
- wood (plant material)
Providing institution
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Rights
- © Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Creation date
- 1642
- 1642
- 1642
- 1642
- 1642
Identifier
- urn:imss:instrument:406052
Extent
- 700x430x530 mm
Language
- eng
- ita
Is part of
- Medici collections
References
- http://catalogue.museogalileo.it/biography/FerdinandIIMediciGrandDukeTuscany.html
Year
- 1642
Providing country
- Italy