Fahie, J. J. (John Joseph), 1846-1934 · London, J. Murray · leaf 463
centre 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, Florence. yFo face p. 414. i642] TRIBUNE OF GALILEO 415 and discoursing to Torricelli and Viviani; the parishpriest of Arcetrl, and Galileos father confessor, areseen listening at the open door. In the (semi-circular) wall of the tribune are sixniches; the first, second, fifth,…
