Title:
Eppur Si Muove
Eppur Si Muove
Medium:
Oil and Fabric on Linen
Oil and Fabric on Linen
Dimensions:
84" x 52" x 3"
84" x 52" x 3"
Artwork for Sale:
Yes
Yes
Price:
$16,000.00
$16,000.00
Year Completed:
2024
2024
Description:
Galileo was forced publicly reject what he understood to be true, that Copernicus was correct, the Earth is not the center of the Universe. Celestial bodies do not circle the Earth.
Galileo was forced publicly reject what he understood to be true, that Copernicus was correct, the Earth is not the center of the Universe. Celestial bodies do not circle the Earth.
Afterwards, Galileo is said to have muttered, Eppur Si Muove, meaning, and yet it moves.