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Albert Bertel Thorvaldsen ( Danish: [ˈpɛɐ̯tl̩ ˈtsʰɒːˌvælˀsn̩]; sometimes given as Thorwaldsen; 19 November 1770 – 24 March 1844) was a Danish - Icelandic sculptor and medalist of international fame, [1] who spent most of his life (1797–1838) in Italy.
Hectors farewell to Andromache and Astyanax (1807/1810) by Bertel Thorvaldsen Thorvaldsens Museum. 'The posture of the figure of Hector, with its stress on surface, is found again in several...
Bertel Thorvaldsen (born Nov. 19, 1770, or Nov. 13, 1768, Copenhagen, Den.—died March 24, 1844, Copenhagen) was a sculptor, prominent in the Neoclassical period, who was the first internationally acclaimed Danish artist.
Bertel Thorvaldsen. Bertel Thorvaldsen is one of the most famous sculptors in Denmark. His work was clearly inspired by classiscal Greece and Rome. Amongst his most famous works is the relief King Priam of Troy supplicates Achilles for his son Hector’s body (1815), Jason with the Golden Fleece (1828), the sculptures in Copenhagen Cathedral ...
Thorvaldsens Museum does not only consist of Thorvaldsen's own sculptures, models and drawings, but also of his extensive collections of other artist's paintings and sculptures; of art, coins and crafts from antiquity; medals, books and personal items.
Bertel Thorvaldsen was a Danish sculptor and medalist of international fame, who spent most of his life in Italy. Thorvaldsen was born in Copenhagen into a working-class...
Thorvaldsen was one of the most famous artists in 19th century Europe. He created works of art for the Pope, Napoleon and many of the royal families of Europe. The sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844) grew up in Copenhagen in poor circumstances.
Bertel Thorvaldsen. Home > Collection > Thorvaldsen, Bertel. Bertel Thorvaldsen. Danish, 1770 - 1844. Biography. Works of Art. Biography. Danish sculptor and collector; active in Italy. He spent most of his working life in Rome, where, after the death of Antonio Canova in 1822, he became the foremost Neo-classical sculptor.
Thorvaldsen, the son of a wood carver, showed an early talent for drawing and was admitted to the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, aged eleven. In 1796 he set off for Rome where he was to remain until 1838.
who was bertel thorvaldsen? Thorvaldsen was one of Europes most famous artists in the 19th century and by far one of the most famous and influential artists Denmark has ever had. In 2020 we celebrated his 250th birthday.
