File:Portrait of Galileo Galilei.jpg
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Portrait_of_Galileo_Galilei.jpg (326 × 448 pixels, file size: 45 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
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Summary
| Francesco Porcia: Galileo Galilei, 1564-1642
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| Artist |
artist QS:P170,Q706519 |
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| Title |
Portrait of Galileo Galilei |
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| Object type |
painting object_type QS:P31,Q3305213 |
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| Genre |
portrait |
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| Description |
As Latin did not have a separate letter 'U' and 'V' was used for 'V' and 'U' alike, the inscription on the picture reads "Gallileus Gallileus, Math(ematic)us", i.e.: a latinized version of Galilei's name, and a short form for "mathematicus", i.e.: "mathematician". |
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| Depicted people |
Galileo Galilei |
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| Date | circa 1602-1607 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium |
oil on canvas medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259 |
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| Dimensions |
height: 66 cm (25.9 in) dimensions QS:P2048,+66U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,+53.3U174728 |
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| Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q1199924 |
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| Inscriptions |
Caption top left:
GALLILEUS // GALLILEUS // MATHUS:
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| Source/Photographer | collections.rmg.co.uk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional, public domain work of art. The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason:
The official position taken by the Wikimedia Foundation is that "faithful reproductions of two-dimensional public domain works of art are public domain".
This photographic reproduction is therefore also considered to be in the public domain in the United States. In other jurisdictions, re-use of this content may be restricted; see Reuse of PD-Art photographs for details. | |||||
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| Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
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| current | 17:43, 4 December 2023 | 326 × 448 (45 KB) | wikimediacommons>The Cosmic Ocean | File:Galileo Galilei 2.jpg cropped 53 % horizontally, 49 % vertically using CropTool with precise mode. |
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