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title: Francesco Corbetta
author: Ioan Thomas or Frederick Bouttats
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22024/francesco-corbetta/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2026-08-20
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# Francesco Corbetta
_Authored by Ioan Thomas or Frederick Bouttats_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/22024.jpg)
## Image Caption
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’.
gallica.bnf.fr / BnF (National Library of France), [Paris](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/paris/).
## Cite This Work
### APA
Bouttats, I. T. o. F. (2026, August 20). Francesco Corbetta. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Bouttats, Ioan Thomas or Frederick. "Francesco Corbetta." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 20, 2026. .
### MLA
Bouttats, Ioan Thomas or Frederick. "Francesco Corbetta." *World History Encyclopedia*, 20 Aug 2026, .
## License & Copyright
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