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DE BARBARI, Jacopo (half 15th century-1515)
DE BARBARI, Jacopo (half 15th century-1515). Portrait of fra Luca Pacioli with a pupil. Pacioli demonstrating one of Euclids theorems. Renaissance art. Oil on wood. ITALY. Naples. National Museum of Capodimonte
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Capodimonte Demonstrating Half Jacopo Luca Naples Pupil Renaissance 15th Barbari Theorems
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This striking oil on wood portrait, created by the Italian artist Jacopo de' Barbari around the turn of the 16th century, captures the intellectual intensity and innovative spirit of Fra Luca Pacioli, a renowned mathematician and Franciscan friar of the Italian Renaissance. The painting, housed in the National Museum of Capodimonte in Naples, Italy, depicts Pacioli in the act of teaching one of Euclid's theorems to a young, attentive pupil. Fra Luca Pacioli (c. 1447-1517) was a pivotal figure in the history of mathematics, known for his groundbreaking work in arithmetic, geometry, and the relationship between the two disciplines. He is perhaps best known for his seminal work, "Summa de Arithmetica, Geometria, Proportioni et Proportionalita," which was published in Venice in 1494. This comprehensive text, which included the first European printing of Euclid's "Elements," helped to establish the foundational principles of mathematics that would influence scholars for centuries to come. In this portrait, Jacopo de' Barbari masterfully captures the essence of Pacioli's intellectual pursuits, as the friar passionately engages with his student, illustrating a theorem from Euclid's Elements. The intricately detailed wood panel, with its rich, earthy colors and meticulous brushwork, serves as a testament to the artist's skill and the enduring legacy of these two intellectual giants of the Renaissance era.
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