Galileo Galilei
by Wellcome Images/science Photo Library
Title
Galileo Galilei
Artist
Wellcome Images/science Photo Library
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Oil painting of Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), Italian astronomer and scientist. Galileo made pioneering telescope observations of the night sky, including the four largest moons of Jupiter, mountains on the Moon, and the full set of phases of Venus. His observations supported the Copernican heliocentric theory, bringing him into conflict with the Roman Catholic Church. In 1632 he was found guilty of heresy and was held under house arrest for the rest of his life. Oil painting after Justus Sustermans (1597-1681).
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May 23rd, 2023
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