| Astronomer Copernicus, or Conversations with God | |
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| Polish: Astronom Kopernik, czyli rozmowa z Bogiem | |
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| Artist | Jan Matejko |
| Year | 1873 |
| Medium | oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 225 cm × 315 cm (89 in × 124 in) |
| Location | Collegium Novum, Jagiellonian University |
Astronomer Copernicus, or Conversations with God (Polish: Astronom Kopernik, czyli rozmowa z Bogiem) is a painting by the Polish artist Jan Matejko completed in 1873, in the collection of the Jagiellonian University, Kraków. It depicts Nicolaus Copernicus observing the heavens from a balcony in a tower with the cathedral in Frombork in the background. The canvas was purchased from a private owner by public subscription in Poland and hangs in the aula (Great Hall) of the Collegium Novum of the university. Matejko produced the painting as part of a series of paintings intended to capture and represent key moments in the history of Poland to inspire the public.[1]
- ^ Wanda Małaszewska. "Matejko, Jan." Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press, accessed 28 May 2014, http://www.oxfordartonline.com/subscriber/article/grove/art/T055919