Heliocentrism Collection

Urania, the Muse of Astronomy represented in front of Argus, holding a telescope
GIA4709988 Urania, the Muse of Astronomy represented in front of Argus, holding a telescope. They weigh and compare the system of Copernicus (left)

Frontispiece of volume I of "Opere di Galileo Galilei", by Galileo Galilei (1564-1642)
AIS5354712 Frontispiece of volume I of "Opere di Galileo Galilei", by Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), Edition of 1744 (engraving); Biblioteca de Catalunya, Barcelona

Portrait of Nicolas Copernicus (Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473-1543), Polish astronomer (1473-1543)
XEE5028768 Portrait of Nicolas Copernicus (Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473-1543), Polish astronomer (1473-1543); (add.info.: Portrait of Nicolas Copernicus (Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473-1543)

Title page of the Latin edition of Galileo Dialogo by Galileo Galilei
5307334 Title page of the Latin edition of Galileo Dialogo by Galileo Galilei.; (add.info.: Title page of the Latin edition of Galileo Dialogo (Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems)

Compare representations of the different cosmological systems, 1671 (engraving)
FAT4300500 Compare representations of the different cosmological systems, 1671 (engraving); (add.info.: Compare representations of the different cosmological systems: Ptolemee, Plato, Tycho de Brahe)

Sciences: Galilee (Galileo Galilei, 1564-1642) Italian physicist and astronomer
NWI4947061 Sciences: Galilee (Galileo Galilei, 1564-1642) Italian physicist and astronomer, defending his theory of the heliocentricite of the solar system before the Inquisition Court in Rome in

Universe model is based on the five polyedres of Johannes Kepler (or Keppler)
NWI4947758 Universe model is based on the five polyedres of Johannes Kepler (or Keppler, 1571-1630) German astronomer who confirmed Copernicus's heliocentric hypotheses

Sciences and scholars: Portrait of Nicolas Copernicus ((Nicolaus Copernicus)
NWI4947573 Sciences and scholars: Portrait of Nicolas Copernicus ((Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473-1543) Polish astronomer studying the night sky

Portrait of Galileo Galilei dit Galilee (1564 - 1642) - Anonymous painting - Lastra a Signa, villa selva, Italy
XEE5027029 Portrait of Galileo Galilei dit Galilee (1564 - 1642) - Anonymous painting - Lastra a Signa, villa selva, Italy; (add.info)

Nicolas Copernicus (Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473-1543), Polish astronomer
XEE4405035 Nicolas Copernicus (Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473-1543), Polish astronomer, observing a moon eclipse in Rome.From " La Ciencia y sus Hombres by Louis Figuier"

Portrait of Isaac Newton (1642-1727), English mathematician, physicist and astronomer
XEE4117187 Portrait of Isaac Newton (1642-1727), English mathematician, physicist and astronomer. by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Frontispiece to Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi del mondo by Galileo, published in 1632 (engraving)
533634 Frontispiece to Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi del mondo by Galileo, published in 1632 (engraving by Bella, Stefano della (1610-64); (add.info.: Dialogo dei Massimi Sistemi)

Frontispiece to Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi del mondo by Galileo, published in 1632 (engraving)
UIG5088679 Frontispiece to Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi del mondo by Galileo, published in 1632 (engraving by Bella, Stefano della (1610-64); Science Museum, London

Frontispiece to Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi del mondo by Galileo, published in 1632 (engraving)
1830333 Frontispiece to Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi del mondo by Galileo, published in 1632 (engraving by Bella, Stefano della (1610-64); (add.info.: Dialogo dei Massimi Sistemi)

Cover of the work " Dialogo di Galileo Galilei Linceo Al Sermo. Ferd. II. Big
CUL4864053 Cover of the work " Dialogo di Galileo Galilei Linceo Al Sermo. Ferd. II. Big. Duca di Toscana", 1632 (engraving); (add.info)

Galileo Galilei demonstrating law of gravity in presence of Giovanni De Medici, Tribune of Galileo, Florence, c
DEX5040747 Galileo Galilei demonstrating law of gravity in presence of Giovanni De Medici, Tribune of Galileo, Florence, c.1839 (fresco) by Bezzuoli, Giuseppe (1784-1855); Museo della Specola

Galilee (1564-1642) before the Tribunal of the Inquisition The Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei was sentenced in 1633
JLJ4683636 Galilee (1564-1642) before the Tribunal of the Inquisition The Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei was sentenced in 1633 for his work defending the heliocentric model theory of the universe

Galilee Representation of Galileo Galilei in the piece "Galilee"by Francois Ponsard (1814-1867)
JLJ4685427 Galilee Representation of Galileo Galilei in the piece " Galilee" by Francois Ponsard (1814-1867) at the French Comedie in 1867. The astronomer is represented there in prison

Galilee Representation of Galileo Galilei in the piece "Galilee"by Francois Ponsard (1814-1867)
JLJ4685434 Galilee Representation of Galileo Galilei in the piece " Galilee" by Francois Ponsard (1814-1867) at the French Comedie in 1867. The astronomer is represented there in prison

Detail of "Galilee (1564-1642) before the Tribunal of the Inquisition"The Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei
JLJ4683640 Detail of " Galilee (1564-1642) before the Tribunal of the Inquisition" The Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei was condemned in 1633 for his work defending the heliocentric model

Portrait of Isaac Newton (1642-1727), English mathematician, physicist and astronomer
XEE4403602 Portrait of Isaac Newton (1642-1727), English mathematician, physicist and astronomer. from " La Ciencia y sus Hombres" by Louis Figuier

Table showing, the rotation of earth around the sun and the representation of
GIA4779174 Table showing, the rotation of earth around the sun and the representation of astrological signs by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Table showing)

The Planetary System - in "The Land of Heaven, Astronomical Journey Over Other
LSE4104261 The Planetary System - in " The Land of Heaven, Astronomical Journey Over Other Worlds" by Camille Flammarion, 1884 by Unknown Artist

De revolutionibus orbium coelestium by Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543
3715888 De revolutionibus orbium coelestium by Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543) with De libris revolutionum Nicolai Copernici Narratio prima by Georg Johann Rheticus (1514-74), Basel: Heinrich Petri

The Sun, the Earth and the Movements of the Moon - in "The Underground World"
LSE4104997 The Sun, the Earth and the Movements of the Moon - in " The Underground World" by Athanasi Kircheri, 17th century by Kircher

Cover of the book "The Sky"by Amedee Guillemin, 19th century
LSE4104600 Cover of the book " The Sky" by Amedee Guillemin, 19th century by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Galileo brought before the Inquisition Court (1633). postcard after the fresco of
XEE4103232 Galileo brought before the Inquisition Court (1633). postcard after the fresco of Barabino by Barabino, Nicolo (1832-91) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Galileo Galilei watching the chandelier swinging back and forth at the Pisa Cathedral
AIS5354703 Galileo Galilei watching the chandelier swinging back and forth at the Pisa Cathedral 1582, 1841 by Sabatelli, Luigi (1772-1850)

The Trial of Galileo Galilei (chromolitho)
3620749 The Trial of Galileo Galilei (chromolitho) by Barabino, Nicolo (1832-91) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Trial of Galileo Galilei)

Galileo Galilei before the judges (chromolitho)
724735 Galileo Galilei before the judges (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Galileo Galilei before the judges)

A discourse concerning a new world & another planet in 2 bookes, 1640 (frontispiece)
3058199 A discourse concerning a new world & another planet in 2 bookes, 1640 (frontispiece) by Marshall, William (fl.1617-49); Private Collection; (add.info)

Galilee (or Galileo Galilei, 1564-1642) before the Holy Office in the Vatican The
JLJ4623364 Galilee (or Galileo Galilei, 1564-1642) before the Holy Office in the Vatican The astronomer was sentenced by the Inquisition Tribunal in 1632 for defending Copernicuss theories

Aristotle, Ptolemy and Nicolas Copernicus (Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473-1543)
LSE4102985 Aristotle, Ptolemy and Nicolas Copernicus (Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473-1543), astronomers - Frontispice of " Dialogus De Systemate Mundi" by Galileo Galilei, 1635

Representation of the system of Nicolas Copernicus (Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473-1543)
GIA4792196 Representation of the system of Nicolas Copernicus (Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473-1543), a Polish doctor and astronomer. Manuscript from the 18th century

Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe (1546 - 1601) in his observatory in Uranienburg - colour
GIA4739813 Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe (1546 - 1601) in his observatory in Uranienburg - colour engraving by Atlas Major Ssive and cosmographed Blavania labores

Nicholas Copernicus (engraving)
2775136 Nicholas Copernicus (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543)

Galileo Galilei (engraving)
XEE1219168 Galileo Galilei (engraving) by Leoni, Ottavio (1587-1630) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Galileo Galilei (15 February 1564 - 8 January 1642), often known mononymously as Galileo

Aristotle, Ptolemee and Nicolas Copernicus (Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473-1543)
XEE4192053 Aristotle, Ptolemee and Nicolas Copernicus (Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473-1543), Astronomers - Title page of " Dialogus De Systemate Mundi" (Dialogo dei Massimi Sistemi)

Les planets et les metaux - Vignette de 1693, in "
LSE4101383 Les planets et les metaux - Vignette de 1693, in " Petity treatise de la baguette divinatoire" by the Abbot of Vallemont

Galilee (Galileo Galilei) before the Inquisition of the Holy Office (Holy Office
XEE4404358 Galilee (Galileo Galilei) before the Inquisition of the Holy Office (Holy Office) in the Vatican (1632).Engraving after the painting by Robert-Fleury Joseph Nicolas (1797-1890)

Galilee and the Inquisition: "E pure so muove
XEE4136742 Galilee and the Inquisition: " E pure so muove! " (And yet it turns). The Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei (1564-1642)

Representation of the movement of the planets around the Sun
GIA4816566 Representation of the movement of the planets around the Sun. Duppelmayer Sky Atlas, Nuremberg, 1742. by German School

Nicolas Copernicuss system (Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473-1543) (Sun, Mercury, Venus
GIA4816959 Nicolas Copernicuss system (Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473-1543) (Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Saturn, etc) - in Le theatre du monde ou Nouvel atlas by Guillaume et Jean Blaeu, 1645

Representation of the Nicolas Copernicus system (Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473-1543)
GIA4816577 Representation of the Nicolas Copernicus system (Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473-1543). Duppelmayer Sky Atlas (?), Nuremberg, 1742

17th century armillary sphere: Milan, Museo Nazionale delle Scienze e delle Tecniche
GIA4775913 17th century armillary sphere: Milan, Museo Nazionale delle Scienze e delle Tecniche. by Unknown Artist, (17th century); Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia Leonardo Da Vinci

Representation of Tycho Brahe (1546-1601), Danish astronomer in his observatory Engraving
JLJ4632075 Representation of Tycho Brahe (1546-1601), Danish astronomer in his observatory Engraving from " Atlas Major Ssive et cosmographia Blavania labore et sumptibus" by Johannes Blaeu

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"Heliocentrism: A Revolutionary Concept That Shook the Universe" In the realm of celestial wonders, Urania, the Muse of Astronomy, stands tall in front of Argus, her gaze fixed upon the heavens. With a telescope in hand, she unveils the secrets hidden within the vast expanse above. This captivating image graces the frontispiece of Galileo's groundbreaking work "Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi del mondo, " published in 1632. Galileo Galilei, an audacious Italian astronomer and physicist, dared to challenge conventional wisdom with his heliocentric model theory. The cover engraving of his masterpiece "Dialogo di Galileo Galilei Linceo Al Sermo Ferd. II. Big. Duca di Toscana" captures this pivotal moment when knowledge clashed with dogma. The statue of Nicolaus Copernicus serves as a testament to his profound influence on Galileo's revolutionary ideas. Copernicus' vision was brought to life by Thorvaldsen's skillful craftsmanship—a tribute to a man who forever changed our understanding of our place in the cosmos. Yet it was not without consequences that these brilliant minds challenged prevailing beliefs. In a powerful fresco depicting Giovanni De Medici witnessing Galileo demonstrate gravity's law before him, we glimpse both admiration and trepidation for this daring scientist. Sadly, history tells us that such boldness often comes at great personal cost. The Tribunal of Inquisition condemned Galileo for defending Copernicus' heliocentric model theory—an act immortalized through poignant representations like Francois Ponsard's play "Galilee. " Therein lies an imprisoned figure symbolizing society's resistance to progress and its fear of challenging established norms. Detailing this tumultuous journey is another artwork portraying Galileo standing defiantly before his accusers—his unwavering belief shining through despite persecution and condemnation.