"Galileo's Mother and Galileo's Daughter"

"Artistic Figures in Cloth"
2003



"Galileo's Mother"
2003
22"
Galileo's mother, Giulia degli Ammannati of Pescia (1538-1620)

"Galileo's Daughter"
2003
14"

Galileo's daughter, Sister Maria Celeste (born "Virginia" 1600-1634) was a cloistered Sister of the Poor Clares. Her correspondence with her father survives and was the inspiration for the book "Galileo's Daughter" by Dava Sobel.

$275 each or $500 for the pair




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