Title
Leonardi, Archimedes presents to King Hieron of Syracuse the invention of the hydraulic screw
Caption
Giuseppe Leonardi (1759-1811)
Archimedes presented to King Hieron of Syracuse the invention of the hydraulic screw for lifting water. Detail: Two slaves at work
Painted terracotta (diam. 75 cm)
Bologna (Italy), Academy of Fine Arts (or Accademia Clementina)
Date
18th century
Credit line
Alfredo Dagli Orti/Photo12
Reference
DGL13A00_063
License type
Rights managed
Available size
149,8Mb (11,1Mb) / 21,5in x 27,1in / 6450 x 8117 (300dpi)