Apr 8
Portrait of Galileo Galilei
Artist: Edmond Van Hove (Belgian, 1853-1913)
Date: 1885
Medium: Oil on canvas
Collection: Museums Bruges, Bruges, Belgium
Description
The painting depicts the famous Italian physicist Galileo explaining his astronomical findings to a clergyman listening with a look of despair.
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