
Galileo




Painting. [Galileo Galilei] / by A. Susan Zileri (fl. 1884-1934), 1884. Oil on canvas; 61.5x51cm in curly wood and gilt frame, 86.2x76x5.5cm. Copy of a portrait of Galileo by Justus Sustermans, 1635, in the Uffizi Gallery, Florence. Inscribed on canvas verso: Copied by AS Zileri November 1884. Frame copied from original Florentine carving. Portrait, HS looking L.
Details
- Category:
- Art
- Object Number:
- 1931-797
- Materials:
- oil paint on canvas, wood (unidentified) and gold plated (gilded)
- Measurements:
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overall: 880 mm x 780 mm x 70 mm,
frame: 862 mm x 765 mm x 55 mm,
image: 615 mm x 510 mm
- type:
- oil painting and portrait
- credit:
- Purchased from S Zileri