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

Peter Ilsted (1861 - 1933)
Peter Ilsted
1861 - 1933
Otto Bahe (1839 - 1927)
Otto Bahe
1839 - 1927
Christian Albrecht Jensen (1792 - 1870)
Christian Albrecht Jensen
1792 - 1870
Jens Søndergaard (1895 - 1957)
Jens Søndergaard
1895 - 1957
Olafur Eliasson (1967)
Olafur Eliasson
1967
K. R. H. Sonderborg (1923 - 2008)
K. R. H. Sonderborg
1923 - 2008
Herman Wilhelm Bissen (1798 - 1868)
Herman Wilhelm Bissen
1798 - 1868
Harald Giersing (1881 - 1927)
Harald Giersing
1881 - 1927
Johan Isaaksz Pontanus (1571 - 1639)
Johan Isaaksz Pontanus
1571 - 1639
Bjørn Wiinblad (1918 - 2006)
Bjørn Wiinblad
1918 - 2006
Johan Thomas Lundbye (1818 - 1848)
Johan Thomas Lundbye
1818 - 1848
Harald Foss (1843 - 1922)
Harald Foss
1843 - 1922
Richard Winther (1926 - 2007)
Richard Winther
1926 - 2007
Finn Juhl (1912 - 1989)
Finn Juhl
1912 - 1989
Erik Hoppe (1896 - 1968)
Erik Hoppe
1896 - 1968
Carl Mathorne (1878 - 1942)
Carl Mathorne
1878 - 1942

Creators Academism

Hubert Kaplan (1940)
Hubert Kaplan
1940
Pierre Justin Ouvrie (1806 - 1879)
Pierre Justin Ouvrie
1806 - 1879
Paul Thumann (1834 - 1908)
Paul Thumann
1834 - 1908
Pimen Nikitich Orlov (1812 - 1865)
Pimen Nikitich Orlov
1812 - 1865
Frederic Mialhe (1810 - 1881)
Frederic Mialhe
1810 - 1881
Francis Bernard Dicksee (1853 - 1928)
Francis Bernard Dicksee
1853 - 1928
Franz Xavier Lampi (1782 - 1852)
Franz Xavier Lampi
1782 - 1852
Arnoldus van Anthonissen (1631 - 1703)
Arnoldus van Anthonissen
1631 - 1703
Robert Beyschlag (1838 - 1903)
Robert Beyschlag
1838 - 1903
Albert Korneck (1813 - 1905)
Albert Korneck
1813 - 1905
Carl Nebel (1805 - 1855)
Carl Nebel
1805 - 1855
Samuel Petrovich Shiflyar (1786 - 1840)
Samuel Petrovich Shiflyar
1786 - 1840
Titus Kaphar (1976)
Titus Kaphar
1976
Eugène Siberdt (1851 - 1931)
Eugène Siberdt
1851 - 1931
David Roentgen (1743 - 1807)
David Roentgen
1743 - 1807
George Chinnery (1774 - 1852)
George Chinnery
1774 - 1852
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