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 Brandes (1944)
Peter Brandes
1944
Peter Christian Skovgaard (1817 - 1875)
Peter Christian Skovgaard
1817 - 1875
August Fischer (1854 - 1921)
August Fischer
1854 - 1921
Martinus Christian Wesseltoft Rørbye (1803 - 1848)
Martinus Christian Wesseltoft Rørbye
1803 - 1848
Paul Gustav Fischer (1860 - 1934)
Paul Gustav Fischer
1860 - 1934
Frederik Niels M. Rohde (1816 - 1886)
Frederik Niels M. Rohde
1816 - 1886
Sophus Vermehren (1866 - 1950)
Sophus Vermehren
1866 - 1950
Helen Dohlmann (1870 - 1942)
Helen Dohlmann
1870 - 1942
Johan Wilhelm Gertner (1818 - 1871)
Johan Wilhelm Gertner
1818 - 1871
Roman Osipovich Jakobson (Aliagrov) (1896 - 1982)
Roman Osipovich Jakobson (Aliagrov)
1896 - 1982
Joachim Koester (1962)
Joachim Koester
1962
Johannes Flinto (1787 - 1870)
Johannes Flinto
1787 - 1870
Anna Petersen (1845 - 1910)
Anna Petersen
1845 - 1910
Karl Opfermann (1891 - 1960)
Karl Opfermann
1891 - 1960
Johannes Wiedewelt (1731 - 1802)
Johannes Wiedewelt
1731 - 1802
Louis August le Clerc (1688 - 1771)
Louis August le Clerc
1688 - 1771

Creators Academism

János Mihály Hesz (1768 - 1836)
János Mihály Hesz
1768 - 1836
Louis Prot (XVIII century - ?)
Louis Prot
XVIII century - ?
Duncan Phyfe (1770 - 1854)
Duncan Phyfe
1770 - 1854
Franz Xaver Wagenschön (1726 - 1790)
Franz Xaver Wagenschön
1726 - 1790
Mikhail Ivanovich Lebedev (1811 - 1837)
Mikhail Ivanovich Lebedev
1811 - 1837
Samuel Prout (1783 - 1852)
Samuel Prout
1783 - 1852
 Victor Louis (1731 - 1800)
Victor Louis
1731 - 1800
Carlo Restallino (1776 - 1864)
Carlo Restallino
1776 - 1864
James Tassie (1735 - 1799)
James Tassie
1735 - 1799
Matthew Cotes Wyatt (1777 - 1862)
Matthew Cotes Wyatt
1777 - 1862
Simon Mathurin Lantara (1729 - 1778)
Simon Mathurin Lantara
1729 - 1778
Anton Raphael Mengs (1728 - 1779)
Anton Raphael Mengs
1728 - 1779
Clarkson Frederick Stanfield (1793 - 1867)
Clarkson Frederick Stanfield
1793 - 1867
Karl Gottlieb Schweikart (1772 - 1855)
Karl Gottlieb Schweikart
1772 - 1855
Victor Meirellis (1832 - 1903)
Victor Meirellis
1832 - 1903
Anne Vallayer-Coster (1744 - 1818)
Anne Vallayer-Coster
1744 - 1818
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