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Bust of Galileo on the facade of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore (lower part of the rose window), Florence.

Bust of Galileo on the facade of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore (lower part of the rose window), Florence.

© Institute and Museum of the History of Science / Franca Principe, Sabina Bernacchini

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Palazzo Viviani or "Casa dei Cartelloni"

Marble bust of Galileo Galilei over the main door of Palazzo dei Cartelloni, Florence.

Bas-relief alluding to Galileo's definition of the parabolic motion of projectiles, on the facade of Palazzo dei Cartelloni, Florence.

Bas-relief alluding to the observation of the satellites of Jupiter to determine the longitude at sea, on the facade of Palazzo dei Cartelloni, Florence.

Marble bust of Galileo Galilei over the main door of Palazzo dei Cartelloni, Florence.

Marble bust of Galileo Galilei over the main door of Palazzo dei Cartelloni, Florence.

Elevation of Palazzo dei Cartelloni by Giovanni Antonio Lorenzini, from V. Viviani, "De locis solidis secunda divinatio geometrica in quinque libros iniuria temporum amissos Aristaei senioris geometrae autore Vincentio Viviani"..., Florence, 1702.

Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore

The Laboratorio dell'Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore (the "Historic workshop"), situated in Via dello Studio, in which the decorations on the Cupola and the Cathedral of Florence are restored and rebuilt.

The Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore seen from Brunelleschi's Dome, Florence.

Statue of Arnolfo di Cambio looking towards the Cathedral he designed, Florence.

One of the "dead tribunes" built by Brunelleschi to sustain the horizontal thrusts of the Dome of the Cathedral of Florence. In the middle of one of the niches, note the wooden hoist used to lift the material.

Detail of the facade of Santa Maria del Fiore with a sculptural portrayal of Galileo Galilei, Florence.

The walkway along the perimeter of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore of Florence. The roof in the middle of the photo covers the side aisle.

Table depicting the plan and transverse section of the transept of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore. Note the course of the sunbeams, through the gnomon in the dome, L. Ximenes, "Del vecchio e nuovo gnomone fiorentino e delle osservazioni astronomi

Bust of Galileo on the facade of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore (lower part of the rose window), Florence.

The Cupola di Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence, and one of the "Dead tribunes" added by Brunelleschi.

Loggiato degli Uffizi

Statue of Galileo Galilei, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Leonardo da Vinci, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Francesco Redi, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Lorenzo il Magnifico, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Leon Battista Alberti, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Cosimo de' Medici, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Giotto, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Amerigo Vespucci, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Pier Antonio Micheli, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Donatello, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Andrea Cesalpino, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Nicola Pisano, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Michelangelo Buonarroti, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statues of Galileo Galilei e Pier Antonio Micheli, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Paolo Mascagni, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statua di Francesco Redi, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Dante Alighieri, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Andrea Orcagna, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Base of the statue of Galileo Galilei, Loggiato degli Uffizi, Florence.

Statue of Francesco Petrarca, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Benvenuto Cellini, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Niccolò Macchiavelli, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Paolo Mascagni, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Giovanni Boccaccio, the Uffizi Loggia, Firenze.

Statue of Francesco Guicciardini, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of S. Antonino, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Pier Antonio Micheli, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Leonardo da Vinci, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Accorso, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Leon Battista Alberti, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Mannerist door with bust. Loggiato degli Uffizi, Florence.

Statue of Guido Aretino, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Andrea Cesalpino, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Michelangelo Buonarroti, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Accorso, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Benvenuto Cellini, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Giovanni dalle Bande Nere, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Donatello, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Amerigo Vespucci, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Sculptural group in the courtyard of the Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence.

Statue of Nicola Pisano, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Pier Capponi, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Niccolò Macchiavelli, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Farinata degli Uberti, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Francesco Ferrucci, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue di Francesco Guiciardini e Amerigo Vespucci, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Andrea Orcagna, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Francesco Guicciardini, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Giotto, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Francesco Petrarca, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Giovanni Boccaccio, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Dante Alighieri, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

The tower of Palazzo Vecchio seen from the Loggiato degli Uffizi, Florence.

Statue of S. Antonino, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Door with Mannerist pediment under the Loggiato degli Uffizi.

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Marble bust of Galileo Galilei over the main door of Palazzo dei Cartelloni, Florence.

Bas-relief alluding to Galileo's definition of the parabolic motion of projectiles, on the facade of Palazzo dei Cartelloni, Florence.

Bas-relief alluding to the observation of the satellites of Jupiter to determine the longitude at sea, on the facade of Palazzo dei Cartelloni, Florence.

Marble bust of Galileo Galilei over the main door of Palazzo dei Cartelloni, Florence.

Marble bust of Galileo Galilei over the main door of Palazzo dei Cartelloni, Florence.

Elevation of Palazzo dei Cartelloni by Giovanni Antonio Lorenzini, from V. Viviani, "De locis solidis secunda divinatio geometrica in quinque libros iniuria temporum amissos Aristaei senioris geometrae autore Vincentio Viviani"..., Florence, 1702.

The Laboratorio dell'Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore (the "Historic workshop"), situated in Via dello Studio, in which the decorations on the Cupola and the Cathedral of Florence are restored and rebuilt.

The Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore seen from Brunelleschi's Dome, Florence.

Statue of Arnolfo di Cambio looking towards the Cathedral he designed, Florence.

One of the "dead tribunes" built by Brunelleschi to sustain the horizontal thrusts of the Dome of the Cathedral of Florence. In the middle of one of the niches, note the wooden hoist used to lift the material.

Detail of the facade of Santa Maria del Fiore with a sculptural portrayal of Galileo Galilei, Florence.

The walkway along the perimeter of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore of Florence. The roof in the middle of the photo covers the side aisle.

Table depicting the plan and transverse section of the transept of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore. Note the course of the sunbeams, through the gnomon in the dome, L. Ximenes, "Del vecchio e nuovo gnomone fiorentino e delle osservazioni astronomi

Bust of Galileo on the facade of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore (lower part of the rose window), Florence.

The Cupola di Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence, and one of the "Dead tribunes" added by Brunelleschi.

Statue of Galileo Galilei, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Leonardo da Vinci, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Francesco Redi, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Lorenzo il Magnifico, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Leon Battista Alberti, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Cosimo de' Medici, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Giotto, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Amerigo Vespucci, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Pier Antonio Micheli, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Donatello, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Andrea Cesalpino, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Nicola Pisano, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Michelangelo Buonarroti, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statues of Galileo Galilei e Pier Antonio Micheli, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Paolo Mascagni, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statua di Francesco Redi, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Dante Alighieri, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Andrea Orcagna, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Base of the statue of Galileo Galilei, Loggiato degli Uffizi, Florence.

Statue of Francesco Petrarca, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Benvenuto Cellini, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Niccolò Macchiavelli, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Paolo Mascagni, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Giovanni Boccaccio, the Uffizi Loggia, Firenze.

Statue of Francesco Guicciardini, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of S. Antonino, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Pier Antonio Micheli, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Leonardo da Vinci, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Accorso, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Leon Battista Alberti, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Mannerist door with bust. Loggiato degli Uffizi, Florence.

Statue of Guido Aretino, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Andrea Cesalpino, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Michelangelo Buonarroti, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Accorso, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Benvenuto Cellini, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Giovanni dalle Bande Nere, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Donatello, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Amerigo Vespucci, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Sculptural group in the courtyard of the Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence.

Statue of Nicola Pisano, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Pier Capponi, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Niccolò Macchiavelli, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Farinata degli Uberti, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Francesco Ferrucci, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue di Francesco Guiciardini e Amerigo Vespucci, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Andrea Orcagna, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Francesco Guicciardini, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Giotto, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Francesco Petrarca, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Giovanni Boccaccio, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Dante Alighieri, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

The tower of Palazzo Vecchio seen from the Loggiato degli Uffizi, Florence.

Statue of S. Antonino, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Door with Mannerist pediment under the Loggiato degli Uffizi.