Article ID: CBB757807616

Did Galileo truly say, 'And Yet It Moves'? A Modern Detective Story (2020)

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This paper describes the results of an extensive research, aimed at verifying the origin of Galileo's most famous motto, "E Pur si Muove." Since 1911, it has been believed that the motto's earliest appearance was in a painting attributed to the Spanish painter Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, and believed to have been painted in 1643 or 1645. This research suggests that painting to be only a copy of a painting made in 1837 by the Flemish painter Romaan-Eugeen Van Maldeghem. This means that the earliest appearance of the motto was in 1757, making it much more likely to be apocryphal. This does not take anything away from the powerful intellectual defiance expressed by Galileỏs legendary motto, which undoubtedly represented his thoughts at the time.

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Authors & Contributors
Camilla Pietrabassa
Michela di Macco
Giulia Daniele
Elisa Spataro
Claudia Pancino
Walpole, Josephine
Concepts
Science and art
Painters and painting
Science and religion
Nature
Science and society
Visual representation; visual communication
Time Periods
17th century
18th century
19th century
16th century
20th century
Early modern
Places
Netherlands
Spain
Great Britain
United States
Germany
Europe
Institutions
Museo del Prado
Arcadia
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