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Galileo Galilei and three Muses
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Galileo Galilei and three Muses

Stefano della Bella · 1656 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Galileo sits kneeling before three Muses (Astronomy, Perspective and Mathematics) seated on a throne. He points to planets in the sky. In the background a sailing ship at sea and a soldier with a cannon on the coast.

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titelpaginaprintGalileo Galileiplanets
Credit lineGalileo Galilei en drie Muzen. 1656. Stefano della Bella. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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