Portrait_of_Galileo_Galilei.jpg
Summary
Francesco Porcia : Galileo Galilei, 1564-1642 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artist |
artist QS:P170,Q706519
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Title |
Portrait of
Galileo Galilei
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Object type |
painting
object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
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Genre | portrait | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Description |
As Latin did not have a separate letter 'U' and 'V' was used for 'V' and 'U' alike, the inscription on the picture reads "Gallileus Gallileus, Math(ematic)us", i.e.: a latinized version of Galilei's name, and a short form for "mathematicus", i.e.: "mathematician".
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Depicted people | Galileo Galilei | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date | circa 1602-1607 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medium |
oil on canvas
medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259
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Dimensions |
height: 66 cm (25.9 in)
; width: 53.3 cm (20.9 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,+66U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,+53.3U174728
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q1199924
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Accession number |
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Inscriptions |
Caption top left:
GALLILEUS // GALLILEUS // MATHUS:
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Source/Photographer | collections.rmg.co.uk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Licensing
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