Vincenzo Maria Coronelli Art
Vincenzo Maria Coronelli was an Italian Franciscan, cartographer and encyclopedist. In 1663, very young, he entered the Franciscan order of the Friars Minor Conventual, becoming a novice in 1665 and 1701, he became Minister General. In 1671, Coronelli entered the Convent of Santa Maria Gloriosa Dei Frari in Venice and 1672 in the order of the Collegio San Bonaventura in Grottaferrata. Later he also specialized in astronomy and Euclidean mathematics. From 1678, Coronelli began to work in geography and was commissioned to build globes that represented the Earth and the celestial bodies for the Duke of Parma Ranuccio II Farnese. In 1681, Coronelli moved to Paris, where he would remain two years, here the fame of Coronelli as master in the production of Globes became famous throughout Europe, so much so that Cardinal d'Estrées, a French ambassador of Louis XIV in Rome, he ordered two globes to be assigned to Louis XIV, to embellish the Royal Library of the Palace of Versailles. Returning to Venice in 1684, Coronelli was appointed cosmographer at the University of the Most Serene Republic of Venice and founded the Academy of the Argonauts, the first geographical society in the world.
Late 17th Century Vincenzo Maria Coronelli Art
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1680s Vincenzo Maria Coronelli Art
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20th Century Modern Vincenzo Maria Coronelli Art
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2010s Modern Vincenzo Maria Coronelli Art
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1930s Modern Vincenzo Maria Coronelli Art
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Mid-18th Century Old Masters Vincenzo Maria Coronelli Art
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17th Century Naturalistic Vincenzo Maria Coronelli Art
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18th Century Old Masters Vincenzo Maria Coronelli Art
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Early 20th Century American Modern Vincenzo Maria Coronelli Art
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1980s Realist Vincenzo Maria Coronelli Art
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1930s Modern Vincenzo Maria Coronelli Art
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1930s Vincenzo Maria Coronelli Art
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1770s Academic Vincenzo Maria Coronelli Art
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1990s Abstract Vincenzo Maria Coronelli Art
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