Image of Copernicus

Creator: Walkiewicz Władysław
Technique: lithography
Date: 1873
Description: Representation of Copernicus holding an object symbolising the heliocentric pattern in his left hand based on a copy of an oil painting by the Italian painter Ridolfo Curado (known as Ghirlandaio). Half-length figure of the astronomer with his hair gently swept back, a copy of Copernicus' signature beneath
Location: Copernican Library in Toruń

Nicolaus Copernicus University Library
Gagarina 13
87-100 Toruń
Poland

International Centre for Copernican Studies
Bojarskiego 1
87-100 Toruń
Poland