Galileo Galilei - Galileo obtained the position of instructor in the Accademia delle Arti del Disegno in Florence

Time: 1588

Place: Florence, Italy

Details: Galileo also studied disegno, a term encompassing fine art, and, in 1588, obtained the position of instructor in the Accademia delle Arti del Disegno in Florence, teaching perspective and chiaroscuro.

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