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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. 7991 F).
© Gabinetto Disegni e Stampe degli Uffizi, Firenze / Renato Idra

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