Galileo{u2019}s Thinking Hand : Mannerism, Anti-Mannerism and the Virtue of Drawing in the Foundation of Early Modern Science

Contemporary biographies of Galilei emphasize, in several places, that he was a masterful draughtsman. In fact, Galilei studied at the art academy, which is where his friendship with Ludovico Cigoli developed, who later became the official court artist. The book focuses on this formative effect – it tracks Galilei’s trust in the epistemological strength of drawings. It also looks at Galilei’s activities in the world of art and his reflections on art theory, ending with an appreciation of his fame; after all, he was revered as a rebirth of Michelangelo. For the first time, this publication collects all aspects of the appreciation of Galilei as an artist, contemplating his art not only as another facet of his activities, but as an essential element of his research. * Explorations of Galileo’s art of drawing * Galileo as the "second Michelangelo" * Important contribution to an artistic epistemology Contemporary biographies of Galilei emphasize, in several places, that he was a masterful draughtsman. In fact, Galilei studied at the art academy, which is where his friendship with Ludovico Cigoli developed, who later became the official court artist. The book focuses on this formative effect {u2013} it tracks Galilei{u2019}s trust in the epistemological strength of drawings. It also looks at Galilei{u2019}s activities in the world of art and his reflections on art theory, ending with an appreciation of his fame; after all, he was revered as a rebirth of Michelangelo. For the first time, this publication collects all aspects of the appreciation of Galilei as an artist, contemplating his art not only as another facet of his activities, but as an essential element of his research In den zeitgenossischen Biographien Galileos wird mehrfach betont, dass er meisterhaft habe zeichnen konnen. In der Tat hat Galileo an der Kunstakademie studiert; hier entwickelte sich seine Freundschaft mit dem spateren Hofkunstler Ludovico Cigoli. Das Buch stellt diese Pragung in den Mittelpunkt: Es verfolgt Galileos Vertrauen in die erkenntnistheoretische Kraft der Zeichnungen. Zudem geht es Galileos Aktivitaten in der Kunstwelt und seinen kunsttheoretischen Reflexionen nach, um mit einem Blick auf seinen Ruhm zu enden: schlielich wurde er als Wiedergeburt Michelangelos verehrt. Die Publikation fasst erstmals samtliche Aspekte der Bestimmung Galileos als Kunstler zusammen: nicht allein als eine weitere Facette seines Wirkens, sondern als Wesenselement seiner Forschungen. Galileo's Thinking Hand'represents A Fundamental Revision Of The Earlier Work 'galileo, The Artist' Published In 2007. The Sections Incorrectly Identifying A Forgery As The Work Of Galileo Have Been Corrected. The Work Sheds Light On The Artistic Aspects Of Galileo's Research Life, Drawing On A Greatly Expanded Documentational Basis. New Insights Reveal Galileo's Working Methods As He Explored The Moon, Sun, Moons Of Jupiter, And The Fixed Stars. Horst Bredekamp. Galileo’s Thinking Hand represents a fundamental revision of the earlier work Galileo, the Artist published in 2007. New insights reveal Galileo’s working methods as he explored the moon, sun, moons of Jupiter, and the fixed stars.