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When the painting was in the possession of Count Galletti at the Torre del Gallo, the sitter was thought to be Galileo, but not by A. Favaro, who regarded it as a likeness of a generic philosopher. On the table are mathematical instruments, a book and writing equipment. Behind and to the right is a celestial globe. The philospher resembles Michelangelo as represented in portraits – possibly by coincidence.
Title
A Philosopher with a Celestial Globe
Date
17th C
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 105.4 x W 150.5 cm
Accession number
45633i
Acquisition method
purchased by Henry S. Wellcome, c.1900–1936
Work type
Painting