Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1844)

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Bertel Thorvaldsen

Bertel Thorvaldsen was a Danish and Icelandic sculptor and medalist of international fame, who spent most of his life (1797-1838) in Italy. Thorvaldsen was born in Copenhagen into a working-class Danish/Icelandic family, and was accepted to the Royal Danish Academy of Art at the age of eleven. Working part-time with his father, who was a wood carver, Thorvaldsen won many honors and medals at the academy. He was awarded a stipend to travel to Rome and continue his education.

In Rome, Thorvaldsen made a name for himself as a sculptor. Maintaining a large workshop in the city, he worked in a heroic neo-classicist style. His patrons resided all over Europe.

Upon his return to Denmark in 1838, Thorvaldsen was received as a national hero. The Thorvaldsen Museum was erected to house his works next to Christiansborg Palace. Thorvaldsen is buried within the courtyard of the museum. In his time, he was seen as the successor of master sculptor Antonio Canova. Among his more famous public monuments are the statues of Nicolaus Copernicus and Józef Poniatowski in Warsaw; the statue of Maximilian I in Munich; and the tomb monument of Pope Pius VII, the only work by a non-Catholic in St. Peter's Basilica.

Wikipedia

Date and place of birt:19 november 1770, Copenhagen, Denmark
Date and place of death:24 march 1844, Copenhagen, Denmark
Nationality:Denmark
Period of activity: XVIII, XIX century
Specialization:Artist, Sculptor
Genre:Mythological painting, Religious genre
Art style:Academism, Neoclassicism

Creators Denmark

Finn Juhl (1912 - 1989)
Finn Juhl
1912 - 1989
Johan Wilhelm Gertner (1818 - 1871)
Johan Wilhelm Gertner
1818 - 1871
Louis Gurlitt (1812 - 1897)
Louis Gurlitt
1812 - 1897
Bernhard Keil (1624 - 1687)
Bernhard Keil
1624 - 1687
Hans Hilsøe (Hilsoe) (1871 - 1942)
Hans Hilsøe (Hilsoe)
1871 - 1942
Kristoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg (1783 - 1853)
Kristoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg
1783 - 1853
Vilhelm Melbye (1824 - 1882)
Vilhelm Melbye
1824 - 1882
Theodor Madsen (1880 - 1965)
Theodor Madsen
1880 - 1965
Kay Rasmus Nielsen (1886 - 1957)
Kay Rasmus Nielsen
1886 - 1957
Olaf Helliesen Lange (1875 - 1965)
Olaf Helliesen Lange
1875 - 1965
Emil Nolde (1867 - 1956)
Emil Nolde
1867 - 1956
Peter Hertz (1811 - 1885)
Peter Hertz
1811 - 1885
Holger Lübbers (1850 - 1931)
Holger Lübbers
1850 - 1931
Jakob Kolding (1971)
Jakob Kolding
1971
Arnold Krog (1856 - 1931)
Arnold Krog
1856 - 1931
Johan Thomas Lundbye (1818 - 1848)
Johan Thomas Lundbye
1818 - 1848

Creators Academism

Ferdinand Barbedienne (1810 - 1892)
Ferdinand Barbedienne
1810 - 1892
Christian Griepenkerl (1839 - 1916)
Christian Griepenkerl
1839 - 1916
Philippe-Jacques de Loutherbourg (1740 - 1812)
Philippe-Jacques de Loutherbourg
1740 - 1812
Antoine Ansiaux (1764 - 1840)
Antoine Ansiaux
1764 - 1840
Frederic Mialhe (1810 - 1881)
Frederic Mialhe
1810 - 1881
Cesare Maccari (1840 - 1919)
Cesare Maccari
1840 - 1919
Nathaniel Sichel (1843 - 1907)
Nathaniel Sichel
1843 - 1907
Pieter van Hanselaere (1786 - 1862)
Pieter van Hanselaere
1786 - 1862
Ivan Fyodorovich Seleznyov (1856 - 1936)
Ivan Fyodorovich Seleznyov
1856 - 1936
August Fischer (1854 - 1921)
August Fischer
1854 - 1921
Richard Roper (1730 - 1775)
Richard Roper
1730 - 1775
Hans Werner Henze (1926 - 2012)
Hans Werner Henze
1926 - 2012
Heinrich Schübeler (1865 - 1933)
Heinrich Schübeler
1865 - 1933
Johann Peter Hasenclever (1810 - 1853)
Johann Peter Hasenclever
1810 - 1853
Louis-Simon Boizot (1743 - 1809)
Louis-Simon Boizot
1743 - 1809
Raymond Auguste Monvoisin (1790 - 1870)
Raymond Auguste Monvoisin
1790 - 1870
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