Portrait of Galileo Galilei set within an elaborate cartouche
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Francesco Villamena|Galileo Galilei
Artist bio: Italian, Assisi ca. 1565–1624 Rome|Italian, Pisa 1564–1642 Arcetri outside Florence
Artist role: Artist|Sitter
Artist nationality: Italian|Italian
Date: 1623
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: Plate: 8 x 6 1/8 in. (20.3 x 15.5 cm)
Sheet (inlaid): 8 3/8 x 6 5/16 in. (21.2 x 16 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Gift of Phyllis D. Massar, 2002
Accession year: 2002
Tags: Men|Portraits