Fahie, J. J. (John Joseph), 1846-1934 · London, J. Murray · leaf 463
entre of the tribune stands the statue ofGalileo by Professor Costoli; and in compartmentsof the domed ceiling- above the statue are threefrescoes, depicting three momentous periods of hislife—the rising, the zenith, and the setting of hisgenius. In the first, we see the youthful Galileowatching… … Tribuna di Galileo, Florenee. \_To face /. 414- i642] TRIBUNE OF GALILEO 415 and discoursing to Torricelli and Viviani; the parishpriest of Arcecri, and Galileos father confessor, areseen listening at the open door. In the (semi-circular) wall of the tribune are sixniches; the first, second, fifth,…
