Margrethe Floryan Thorvaldsens Museum Bertel Thorvaldsen 1770-1844 Monument to Nicolaus Copernicus Production DateNo earlier than April 1828 - No later than May 7, 1830 Type of Work / ObjectSculpture > Statue Location Poland > Warsaw > Staszic Palace Catalogue NumberAX44 Catalogue Level / CollectionThorvaldsen's Art > Thorvaldsen's Sculptures (AX) Motif / Theme Human > Man > Nicolaus Copernicus Additional Catalogue Information MaterialMetal > Bronze TechniqueCast Version / EditionBronze Version Art Form / CraftSculpture Culture / Period European > Modernity (1800 - 1914) Art Movement / Style Neoclassicism CommissionerStanisław Staszic CommissionerDet Kongelige Selskab for Videnskabens Venner Commission DateSeptember 30, 1820 Owner Byen Warszawa Acquisition ModePurchased from Bertel Thorvaldsen Permalinkhttps://kataloget.thorvaldsensmuseum.dk/en/AX44 Sources / Literature Laila Skjøthaug: Catalogue of Bertel Thorvaldsen's Works, Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844), 2015, 319.1