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Ottavio Leoni, Portrait of Galileo Galilei

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Ottavio Leoni (1578-1630)
Portrait of Galileo Galilei, 1624
Florence, Biblioteca Marucelliana, Disegni H 18

Galileo, aged 60, clad in his doctoral robes. His thick beard and eyebrows give him a brooding look, emphasising his pensive expression.