Francesco Corbetta, engraving likely by either Ioan Thomas or Frederick Bouttats, 1648.
This engraving of Francesco Corbetta appeared in Corbetta’s musical composition book Varii Scherzi di Sonate. The phrase at the top roughly translates to ‘To the lofty and immortal heaven of honors, one flies only on the wings of virtue’.
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Bouttats, I. T. o. F. (2026, August 20). Francesco Corbetta. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22024/francesco-corbetta/
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Bouttats, Ioan Thomas or Frederick. "Francesco Corbetta." World History Encyclopedia, August 20, 2026. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22024/francesco-corbetta/.
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Bouttats, Ioan Thomas or Frederick. "Francesco Corbetta." World History Encyclopedia, 20 Aug 2026, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22024/francesco-corbetta/.
