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title: Claudius Ptolemy Portrait
author: Berruguete / van Gent
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17885/claudius-ptolemy-portrait/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2023-09-06
---

# Claudius Ptolemy Portrait

_Authored by Berruguete / van Gent_

## Image File

[![Claudius Ptolemy Portrait](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/17885.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/17885.png)

## Image Caption

A 15th-century portrait of the astronomer and geographer [Claudius Ptolemy](https://www.worldhistory.org/Claudius_Ptolemy/) (c. 100 - c. 170 CE) attributed to Justus van Gent or Pedro Berruguete. (Louvre Museum, [Paris](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/paris/))

## Cite This Work

### APA
Gent, B. /. v. (2023, September 06). Claudius Ptolemy Portrait. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17885/claudius-ptolemy-portrait/>
### Chicago
Gent, Berruguete / van. "Claudius Ptolemy Portrait." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 06, 2023. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17885/claudius-ptolemy-portrait/>.
### MLA
Gent, Berruguete / van. "Claudius Ptolemy Portrait." *World History Encyclopedia*, 06 Sep 2023, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17885/claudius-ptolemy-portrait/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ptolemy_1476_with_armillary_sphere_model.jpg) by [**Berruguete / van Gent**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ptolemy_1476_with_armillary_sphere_model.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 06 September 2023. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.