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

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

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Preparatory study by Stefano della Bella for the cover of the Bolognese edition of 1656 of Galileo's works. Galileo is portrayed in the act of showing the Medicean stars (the satellites of Jupiter) to the personifications of Optics, Astronomy and Mathematics (Gabinetto Disegni e Stampe degli Uffizi, Firenze, n. 7991 F).

Preparatory study by Stefano della Bella for the cover of the Bolognese edition of 1656 of Galileo's works. Galileo is portrayed in the act of showing the Medicean stars (the satellites of Jupiter) to the personifications of Optics, Astronomy and Mathematics (Gabinetto Disegni e Stampe degli Uffizi, Firenze, n. 8042 F).

An elderly prisoner, probably Galileo Galilei. Watercolor drawing by François Marius Granet, 19th cent. (Musée des Beaux-Arts, Rennes)

Science Clipping the Wings of Error. Presumably a portrait of Galileo. Olio on canvas by Anthony Van Dyck, XVII cent. Present location of the work unknown.

Bust of Galileo Galilei at Villa "Il Gioiello", Arcetri, Florence.

Bust of Galileo Galilei and a commemorative plaque at Villa "Ombrellino", Florence.

Statue of Galileo Galilei, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Galileo Galilei, by Aristodemo Costoli, Tribuna di Galileo, Florence.

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

Statue of Galileo Galilei at the Rectorate of the University of Florence.

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.

First sepulcher of Galileo Galilei (Basilica di Santa Croce, Firenze, Cappella del noviziato)

Sepulcher of Galileo Galilei, 1737 (Basilica di Santa Croce, Firenze)

Bas-relief on the facade of the Central National Library of Florence.

Objective lens by Galileo, lens: late 1609 - early 1610, frame: 1677, Medici Collections, Institute and Museum of the History of Science (inv. 2429), Florence.

Galilean telescope, Galileo Galilei, 1610-1630, Medici Collections, Institute and Museum of the History of Science (inv. 2428), Florence.

Galileo's telescope: the lens extracted from its housing (Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza, Firenze).

Galileo's telescopes, photographed in the glass case lodging them (Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza, Firenze).

Galileo's telescope: the eyepiece extracted from its housing (Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza, Firenze).

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Preparatory study by Stefano della Bella for the cover of the Bolognese edition of 1656 of Galileo's works. Galileo is portrayed in the act of showing the Medicean stars (the satellites of Jupiter) to the personifications of Optics, Astronomy and Mathematics (Gabinetto Disegni e Stampe degli Uffizi, Firenze, n. 7991 F).

Preparatory study by Stefano della Bella for the cover of the Bolognese edition of 1656 of Galileo's works. Galileo is portrayed in the act of showing the Medicean stars (the satellites of Jupiter) to the personifications of Optics, Astronomy and Mathematics (Gabinetto Disegni e Stampe degli Uffizi, Firenze, n. 8042 F).

An elderly prisoner, probably Galileo Galilei. Watercolor drawing by François Marius Granet, 19th cent. (Musée des Beaux-Arts, Rennes)

Science Clipping the Wings of Error. Presumably a portrait of Galileo. Olio on canvas by Anthony Van Dyck, XVII cent. Present location of the work unknown.

Bust of Galileo Galilei at Villa "Il Gioiello", Arcetri, Florence.

Bust of Galileo Galilei and a commemorative plaque at Villa "Ombrellino", Florence.

Statue of Galileo Galilei, the Uffizi Loggia, Florence.

Statue of Galileo Galilei, by Aristodemo Costoli, Tribuna di Galileo, Florence.

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

Statue of Galileo Galilei at the Rectorate of the University of Florence.

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.

First sepulcher of Galileo Galilei (Basilica di Santa Croce, Firenze, Cappella del noviziato)

Sepulcher of Galileo Galilei, 1737 (Basilica di Santa Croce, Firenze)

Bas-relief on the facade of the Central National Library of Florence.

Objective lens by Galileo, lens: late 1609 - early 1610, frame: 1677, Medici Collections, Institute and Museum of the History of Science (inv. 2429), Florence.

Galilean telescope, Galileo Galilei, 1610-1630, Medici Collections, Institute and Museum of the History of Science (inv. 2428), Florence.

Galileo's telescope: the lens extracted from its housing (Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza, Firenze).

Galileo's telescopes, photographed in the glass case lodging them (Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza, Firenze).

Galileo's telescope: the eyepiece extracted from its housing (Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza, Firenze).