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Pythagoras Collection

Pythagoras, the renowned Greek philosopher and mathematician, continues to captivate us with his profound contributions that have shaped our understanding of the world

Background imagePythagoras Collection: School of Athens, from the Stanza della Segnatura, 1510-11 (fresco)

School of Athens, from the Stanza della Segnatura, 1510-11 (fresco)
XIR472 School of Athens, from the Stanza della Segnatura, 1510-11 (fresco) by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio of Urbino) (1483-1520); Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; Italian, out of copyright

Background imagePythagoras Collection: Statue of Pythagoras (Greek philosopher and mathematician), Pythagorion, Samos, Aegean Islands

Statue of Pythagoras (Greek philosopher and mathematician), Pythagorion, Samos, Aegean Islands, Greece

Background imagePythagoras Collection: The School of Athens. (Fresco in Stanza della Segnatura), ca 1510-1511. Creator: Raphael

The School of Athens. (Fresco in Stanza della Segnatura), ca 1510-1511. Creator: Raphael
The School of Athens. (Fresco in Stanza della Segnatura), ca 1510-1511. Private Collection

Background imagePythagoras Collection: Pythagoras (Thevet)

Pythagoras (Thevet)
PYTHAGORAS Greek philosopher and mathematician

Background imagePythagoras Collection: The figure of the Pythagorean Theorem without proof from the Chou-Pei Suan-king

The figure of the Pythagorean Theorem without proof from the Chou-Pei Suan-king, a Chinese mathematical work, c1105 B
PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM. The figure of the Pythagorean Theorem without proof from the Chou-Pei Suan-king, a Chinese mathematical work, c1105 B.C

Background imagePythagoras Collection: Theophrastus, Plato, Socrates, Epicurus, Pythagoras, and Zeno. Roman mosaic from Pompeii

Theophrastus, Plato, Socrates, Epicurus, Pythagoras, and Zeno. Roman mosaic from Pompeii
GREEK PHILOSOPHERS. Theophrastus, Plato, Socrates, Epicurus, Pythagoras, and Zeno. Roman mosaic from Pompeii

Background imagePythagoras Collection: Pythagoras & Boethius

Pythagoras & Boethius
PYTHAGORAS Greek philosopher and mathematician, depicted calculating with counters while BOETHIUS uses figures Date: 580? - 500? BC

Background imagePythagoras Collection: Engraving depicting Pythagoras and his followers

Engraving depicting Pythagoras and his followers
5309170 Engraving depicting Pythagoras and his followers; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Pythagoras and his followers. Pythagoras was an Ionian Greek philosopher)

Background imagePythagoras Collection: Page from Euclid Opus Elementorum

Page from Euclid Opus Elementorum
5307870 Page from Euclid Opus Elementorum.; (add.info.: Page from Euclid Opus Elementorum showing (centre bottom) the diagram of Pythagoras's theorem on the right-angled triangle

Background imagePythagoras Collection: Pythagoras (6th century BC), right, using counting table, competes against Boethius (Boece)

Pythagoras (6th century BC), right, using counting table, competes against Boethius (Boece)
534438 Pythagoras (6th century BC), right, using counting table, competes against Boethius (Boece) using algorithms for speed at calculation

Background imagePythagoras Collection: Portrait bust of Pythagoras, ancient Greek mathematician and philosopher. 6th century BC (sculpture)

Portrait bust of Pythagoras, ancient Greek mathematician and philosopher. 6th century BC (sculpture)
538914 Portrait bust of Pythagoras, ancient Greek mathematician and philosopher. 6th century BC (sculpture); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imagePythagoras Collection: Pen drawing of Harmony personified in the figure of Air (AER)

Pen drawing of Harmony personified in the figure of Air (AER)
1578288 Pen drawing of Harmony personified in the figure of Air (AER); (add.info.: Pen drawing of Harmony personified in the figure of Air (AER)

Background imagePythagoras Collection: Illustrations from Boethius's 'De Musical'

Illustrations from Boethius's 'De Musical'
1578286 Illustrations from Boethius's 'De Musical'; (add.info.: Illustrations from Boethius's 'De Musical')

Background imagePythagoras Collection: Woodcut engraving depicting Pythagoras an Ionian Greek philosopher

Woodcut engraving depicting Pythagoras an Ionian Greek philosopher and the eponymous founder of the Pythagoreanism
5309468 Woodcut engraving depicting Pythagoras an Ionian Greek philosopher and the eponymous founder of the Pythagoreanism movement

Background imagePythagoras Collection: Pythagoras

Pythagoras
5308452 Pythagoras.; (add.info.: Woodcut engraving depicting Pythagoras shown here using string and wind musical instruments)

Background imagePythagoras Collection: Pythagoras, 19th century (engraving)

Pythagoras, 19th century (engraving)
3733537 Pythagoras, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicting Pythagoras, an Ionian Greek philosopher and the eponymous founder of the Pythagoreanism movement)

Background imagePythagoras Collection: Pythagoras of Samos (print)

Pythagoras of Samos (print)
6116586 Pythagoras of Samos (print) by English School, (19th century); (add.info.: Imaginary portrait. After 19th century reproduction of a 16th century work.); Photo © Ken Welsh

Background imagePythagoras Collection: Woodcut engraving depicting Pythagoras shown here using string and wind musical instruments

Woodcut engraving depicting Pythagoras shown here using string and wind musical instruments
5309467 Woodcut engraving depicting Pythagoras shown here using string and wind musical instruments; (add.info.: Woodcut engraving depicting Pythagoras shown here using string)

Background imagePythagoras Collection: Pythagoras (6th century BC) Ancient Greek mathematician and philosopher

Pythagoras (6th century BC) Ancient Greek mathematician and philosopher, shown drawing in sand his theorem
538917 Pythagoras (6th century BC) Ancient Greek mathematician and philosopher, shown drawing in sand his theorem on right-angled triangle. 1833 (stipple engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imagePythagoras Collection: Pythagoras and his disciples, 1400-1404. Creator: Unknown

Pythagoras and his disciples, 1400-1404. Creator: Unknown
Pythagoras and his disciples, 1400-1404. Page from "Tafel van den Kersten Ghelove" (Handbook of the Christian Faith) by Dutch Dominican theologian Dirc van Delf

Background imagePythagoras Collection: Musical theories of Pythagoras, 1492. Creator: Unknown

Musical theories of Pythagoras, 1492. Creator: Unknown
Musical theories of Pythagoras, 1492. Men playing musical instruments and making sounds. At top left, an anvil is struck with hammers

Background imagePythagoras Collection: The Real Cave of Pythagoras, Mount Kerkis, Samos Island, North Aegean, Greece

The Real Cave of Pythagoras, Mount Kerkis, Samos Island, North Aegean, Greece

Background imagePythagoras Collection: Chapel of Panagia Sarantaskaliotissa at the entrance to The Cave of Pythagoras, Mount Kerkis

Chapel of Panagia Sarantaskaliotissa at the entrance to The Cave of Pythagoras, Mount Kerkis, Samos Island, North Aegean, Greece

Background imagePythagoras Collection: Statue of Pythagoras at dusk, Port of Pythagoreio, Samos Island, North Aegean, Greece

Statue of Pythagoras at dusk, Port of Pythagoreio, Samos Island, North Aegean, Greece

Background imagePythagoras Collection: Chapel of Saint John the Theologian near The Cave of Pythagoras, Mount Kerkis, Samos Island

Chapel of Saint John the Theologian near The Cave of Pythagoras, Mount Kerkis, Samos Island, North Aegean, Greece

Background imagePythagoras Collection: Pythagoras, (c570-c495 BC), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Pythagoras, (c570-c495 BC), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Pythagoras, (c570-c495 BC), 1830. Pythagoras (c570-c495 BC) ancient Ionian Greek philosopher whose political and religious teachings influenced the philosophies of Plato, Aristotle, and through them

Background imagePythagoras Collection: Portrait of Pythagoras (marble)

Portrait of Pythagoras (marble)
2562034 Portrait of Pythagoras (marble) by Roman; Musei Capitolini, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: After an original from the 2nd or 1st century BC Pythagoras of Samos (c.570-c.495 BC)

Background imagePythagoras Collection: Pythagoras, from a Greek original of the middle of the 5th century BC (marble)

Pythagoras, from a Greek original of the middle of the 5th century BC (marble)
1630022 Pythagoras, from a Greek original of the middle of the 5th century BC (marble) by Roman; Musei Capitolini, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Rome, Capitolines Museums: Herm depicting Pythagoras)

Background imagePythagoras Collection: Pythagore calculant avec des jetons, et Boece avec des chiffres (engraving)

Pythagore calculant avec des jetons, et Boece avec des chiffres (engraving)
3644499 Pythagore calculant avec des jetons, et Boece avec des chiffres (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pythagore calculant avec des jetons)

Background imagePythagoras Collection: The School of Athens, after Raphael (oil on canvas) (see 472 for original)

The School of Athens, after Raphael (oil on canvas) (see 472 for original)
HTL93687 The School of Athens, after Raphael (oil on canvas) (see 472 for original) by Reynolds, Joshua (1723-92); 221x170.2 cm; Private Collection; By courtesy of Julian Hartnoll; English

Background imagePythagoras Collection: Pythagoras

Pythagoras
LLM459583 Pythagoras by Armet Portanell, Jose (1843-1911); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pythagoras. Illustration for La Ciencia Y Sus Hombres by Luis Figuier (D Jaime Seix, 1876)

Background imagePythagoras Collection: The School of Athens, from the Stanza della Segnatura, 1509-10 (fresco)

The School of Athens, from the Stanza della Segnatura, 1509-10 (fresco)
703082 The School of Athens, from the Stanza della Segnatura, 1509-10 (fresco) by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio of Urbino) (1483-1520); 500x770 cm; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; Italian

Background imagePythagoras Collection: Types of hydraulics systems and pumps

Types of hydraulics systems and pumps: Persian wheel or sakia, Tantalus or Pythagorean cup, Ctesibiuss ancient pump, and sucking, forcing, lifting and chain pumps

Background imagePythagoras Collection: Pythagoras (stone)

Pythagoras (stone)
702903 Pythagoras (stone) by Roman; Musei Capitolini, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Pythagoras of Samos (c.570-c.495 BC), Greek philosopher and mathematician.); out of copyright

Background imagePythagoras Collection: Hypogee etrusque pres de Cortone, connu sous le nom de sepulcre de Pythagore (engraving)

Hypogee etrusque pres de Cortone, connu sous le nom de sepulcre de Pythagore (engraving)
3644237 Hypogee etrusque pres de Cortone, connu sous le nom de sepulcre de Pythagore (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hypogee etrusque pres de Cortone)

Background imagePythagoras Collection: Pythagoras of Samos (engraving)

Pythagoras of Samos (engraving)
816626 Pythagoras of Samos (engraving) by Thevet, Andre (1504-92) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pythagoras of Samos, Ionian Greek philosopher, mathematician)

Background imagePythagoras Collection: Pythagoras (engraving)

Pythagoras (engraving)
3098020 Pythagoras (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pythagoras. Illustration for Cent Tableaux de Science Pittoresque by Albert-Levy (Hachette, 1883)

Background imagePythagoras Collection: Poetry and Music (engraving)

Poetry and Music (engraving)
1094619 Poetry and Music (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Poetry and Music. Illustration for Science and Literature in the Middle Ages by Paul Lacroix)

Background imagePythagoras Collection: The Group from Raphaels School of Athens, dated 1523. Creator: Agostino Veneziano

The Group from Raphaels School of Athens, dated 1523. Creator: Agostino Veneziano
The Group from Raphaels School of Athens, dated 1523

Background imagePythagoras Collection: ITALY 1

ITALY 1
South Italy/ Puglia/ Metaponto Coloured umbrellas and deck-chairs in formation by the sea

Background imagePythagoras Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20101027

EyeUbiquitous_20101027
Greece, Northern Aegean, Samos Island, Vathy, Lion statue in Pythagoras Square set up in 1930 to mark the centenary of the uprising against the Ottoman Turkish overlords

Background imagePythagoras Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20101020

EyeUbiquitous_20101020
Greece, Northern Aegean, Samos Island, Vathy, Lion statue in Pythagoras Square set up in 1930 to mark the centenary of the uprising against the Ottoman Turkish overlords

Background imagePythagoras Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20101019

EyeUbiquitous_20101019
Greece, Northern Agean, Samos Island, Vathy, Lion statue in Pythagoras Square set up in 1930 to mark the centenary of the uprising against the ottoman Turkish overlords

Background imagePythagoras Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20101028

EyeUbiquitous_20101028
Greece, Northern Aegean, Samos, Vathy, Lion statue in Pythagoras Square, set up in 1930 to mark the centenary of the uprising against the Ottoman Turkish

Background imagePythagoras Collection: A temple ruin with Pythagoras Emerging from the Underworld, Second Half of the 17th cen

A temple ruin with Pythagoras Emerging from the Underworld, Second Half of the 17th cen.. Private Collection

Background imagePythagoras Collection: On the Coast of Samos, 1890. Creator: Unknown

On the Coast of Samos, 1890. Creator: Unknown
On the Coast of Samos, 1890. Ionic temple in the Heraion of Samos, a sanctuary to the goddess Hera on Samos, Greek island in the east Aegean which flourished 6th century BC

Background imagePythagoras Collection: Pythagoras of Samos, c. 1650-1660. Creator: Sandrart, Joachim, von (1606-1688)

Pythagoras of Samos, c. 1650-1660. Creator: Sandrart, Joachim, von (1606-1688)
Pythagoras of Samos, c. 1650-1660. Found in the Collection of Skokloster Castle

Background imagePythagoras Collection: Allegory of Arithmetic, 1650 (oil on canvas)

Allegory of Arithmetic, 1650 (oil on canvas)
WLT218460 Allegory of Arithmetic, 1650 (oil on canvas) by La Hyre, Laurent de (1606-56); 103.6x112 cm; Walters Art Museum, Baltimore



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Pythagoras, the renowned Greek philosopher and mathematician, continues to captivate us with his profound contributions that have shaped our understanding of the world. From ancient frescoes in the Stanza della Segnatura to statues adorning Pythagorion in Samos, his legacy endures. In Raphael's masterpiece "The School of Athens, " Pythagoras stands among other great thinkers, such as Plato and Socrates. This iconic fresco transports us back to a time when intellectual pursuits were revered and celebrated. A Roman mosaic from Pompeii depicts Theophrastus, Plato, Socrates, Epicurus, Pythagoras, and Zeno engaged in deep philosophical discussions. It serves as a testament to Pythagoras' influence on ancient thought and his enduring presence throughout history. The Chou-Pei Suan-king showcases an early representation of the famous Pythagorean theorem without proof. This Chinese mathematical work from 1105 B. C demonstrates how far-reaching Pythagoras' ideas were across different cultures. Portraits carved in marble immortalize this enigmatic figure who lived between 570 BC and 495 BC. His stern gaze reflects wisdom beyond measure while reminding us of his pivotal role in shaping Western philosophy and mathematics. As we delve into the life through engravings and Ionic Greek depictions dating back centuries ago, we uncover a man whose teachings transcended time itself. His pursuit of knowledge paved the way for future generations to explore new frontiers within science and mathematics. Today, we continue to celebrate this extraordinary mind who unlocked countless secrets through geometry and numerical relationships. Whether it be contemplating triangles or pondering cosmic harmony through music theory – every step forward owes something to the genius that was Pythagoras.