Potrait of Robert Bellarmine
Date
17th century
Sitter
Saint Robert Bellarmine (1542 - 1621, Italian) , Roberto Francesco Romolo Bellarmino, Clergyman
Creator
Unknown, Artist
Object type
Archive reference number
Manuscript page number
v6 p41
Material
Dimensions
height (plate): 159mm
width (plate): 93mm
width (plate): 93mm
Subject
Description
Potrait of Robert Bellarmine, engraved by an unknown artist.
Robert Bellarmine (1542-1621) was an Italian Jesuit priest and cardinal. He is especially known for his role in the Galileo affair, in which Bellarmine informed Galileo in 1616 of the forthcoming Catholic stance on the Copernican doctrine. He ordered Galileo to abandon this doctrine.
From a set of albums known as Collectanea Newtoniana, a selection of prints, original artwork and manuscripts relating to Newton, collected by Charles Turnor (1768-1853). Turnor was an astronomer, collector and Fellow of the Royal Society. He owned Woolsthorpe Manor (Newton’s birthplace).
Robert Bellarmine (1542-1621) was an Italian Jesuit priest and cardinal. He is especially known for his role in the Galileo affair, in which Bellarmine informed Galileo in 1616 of the forthcoming Catholic stance on the Copernican doctrine. He ordered Galileo to abandon this doctrine.
From a set of albums known as Collectanea Newtoniana, a selection of prints, original artwork and manuscripts relating to Newton, collected by Charles Turnor (1768-1853). Turnor was an astronomer, collector and Fellow of the Royal Society. He owned Woolsthorpe Manor (Newton’s birthplace).
Related fellows
Isaac Newton (1642 - 1727, British) , Natural philosopher
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