Newton (Paolozzi)
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Newton (Paolozzi)
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Newton, sometimes known as Newton after Blake, is a 1995 work by the sculptor Eduardo Paolozzi. The large bronze sculpture is displayed on a high plinth in the piazza outside the British Library in London. The sculpture is based on William Blake's 1795 print of Newton: Personification of Man Limited by Reason, which depicts a nude Isaac Newton sitting on ledge beside a mossy rock face while measuring with a pair of compasses or dividers. The print was intended by Blake to criticise Newton's prof
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Sculpture by Eduardo Paolozzi in the British Library, London
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton_(Paolozzi)
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2024-04-14T14:56:16Z
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