File:Galileo Galilei 2.jpg
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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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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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The official position taken by the Wikimedia Foundation is that "faithful reproductions of two-dimensional public domain works of art are public domain".
This photographic reproduction is therefore also considered to be in the public domain in the United States. In other jurisdictions, re-use of this content may be restricted; see Reuse of PD-Art photographs for details. |
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current | 18:47, 18 July 2005 | 700 × 886 (160 KB) | Phrood~commonswiki | Galileo Galilei, Public Domain |
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