File:Galileo facing the Roman Inquisition.jpg

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Description

English: Galileo facing the Roman Inquisition, painting by Cristiano Banti

Date

1857

Source

http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/galileo/galileotrial.jpg

Author

Cristiano Banti (1824–1904)
Description	Italian painter
Date of birth/death	1824	1904
Location of birth/death	Santa Croce sull'Arno, Italy	Montemurlo, Italy
Work location	Italy

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