Voltaire | Digital Pitt

1700-1900

Order Reproduction
Title
Voltaire
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Date
1700-1900
Identifier
DARIMG1639
Description
Francois-Marie Arouet (1694–1778), better known by the pen name Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, essayist, deist and philosopher known for his wit, philosophical sport, and defense of civil liberties, including freedom of religion and the right to a fair trial. He was an outspoken supporter of social reform despite strict censorship laws in France and harsh penalties for those who broke them. A satirical polemicist, he frequently made use of his works to criticize Christian Church dogma and the French institutions of his day.
Type
still image
Genre
prints (visual works)
engravings (prints)
Subject
Arouet, Francois-Marie, 1694-1778--Portraits.
Engraving.
Source
DARIMAGE
Collection
Darlington Digital Library
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh
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