Illustration
An 1857 painting titled Galileo Facing the Roman Inquisition by Cristiano Banti. It shows the trial for heresy of the mathematician and astronomer Galileo (1564-1642) in 1633. Galileo was found guilty and sentenced to live under house arrest for his remaining years. (Private Collection)
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Original image by Cristiano Banti. Uploaded by Mark Cartwright, published on 04 September 2023. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: Public Domain. This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.
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Banti, C. (2023, September 04). Galileo Facing the Roman Inquisition. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17881/galileo-facing-the-roman-inquisition/
Chicago Style
Banti, Cristiano. "Galileo Facing the Roman Inquisition." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified September 04, 2023. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17881/galileo-facing-the-roman-inquisition/.
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Banti, Cristiano. "Galileo Facing the Roman Inquisition." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 04 Sep 2023. Web. 22 Feb 2025.
