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Moderne Galilée. Et pourtant elle marche.
Trustman, Benjamin A., Trustman, Julia M. · 1834
This print shows Persil acting as inquisitor holding the republican Galileo as prisoner. The prisoner’s relaxed and secure attitude is underlined by an aura-like, allegoric figure representing “Liberty” floating in the air around him and marking the road to Freedom since 1830. At the end however, justice will not be able to inhibit the road to Freedom. The Future will help Truth to prevail. The subtitle quotes Galileo’s famous words: “And yet it moves”.
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