File:Portrait of Galileo Galilei.jpg
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Summary
Francesco Porcia: Galileo Galilei, 1564-1642
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Portrait of Galileo Galilei |
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| Object type | painting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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portrait  |
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| 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 |
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| Date | circa 1602-1607 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | oil on canvas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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height: 66 cm (25.9 in) ; width: 53.3 cm (20.9 in) |
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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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This is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional, public domain work of art. The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason:
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 | 08:43, 4 December 2023 | 326 × 448 (45 KB) | The Cosmic Ocean | File:Galileo Galilei 2.jpg cropped 53 % horizontally, 49 % vertically using CropTool with precise mode. |
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