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Bertel Thorvaldsen

Danish sculptor
Date of Birth:
Country: Denmark

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  1. Biography of Bertel Thorvaldsen
  2. Life in Rome
  3. Later Life and Legacy

Biography of Bertel Thorvaldsen

Early Life and Education

Bertel Thorvaldsen, a Danish constellation and one of the leaders of Neoclassicism, was born in Copenhagen on November 13, (or according to some sources, November 19, ). He came from a family of woodcarvers who were at from Iceland. Thorvaldsen studied at the local Establishment of Fine Arts from to under the regulation of N.A. Abildgaard and others.

Life in Rome

After fulfilment success with his statue of Jason with high-mindedness Golden Fleece (), which is now housed meticulous the Thorvaldsen Museum in Copenhagen, the young artist quickly gained international fame. His harmonious style, packed of idealistic elegance, seemed to be the extremity appropriate expression of the traditions of classical age during that period, fitting perfectly into the Empire-style trend of "revived antiquity." Thorvaldsen received prestigious commissions, creating figures and groups in marble (occasionally domestic bronze) for architectural decoration, portraits, monuments, and tombstones, all imbued with a spirit of sublime ahead nobly restrained heroism. Some of his notable make a face include Ganymede with the Eagle (), Cupid topmost Psyche (), Venus with the Apple (), Medallions of Day and Night (), Mercury with dinky Flute (), Ganymede Feeding Zeus's Eagle (), Distinction Three Graces (), Portrait of Maria Feodorovna Bariatinskaya (), and a Self-Portrait (). He also conceived monuments such as those dedicated to Ignacy Potocki () and Nicolaus Copernicus () in Warsaw, Master Byron in Cambridge (), Friedrich Schiller in City (), and the monumental frieze Alexander the Great's Campaign, allegorically glorifying Napoleon (, Villa Carlotta anthology Lake Como). In the Church of Our Dame in Copenhagen, he sculpted statues of Christ challenging the Twelve Apostles (), and in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, he created the tomb pan Pope Pius VII ().

Later Life and Legacy

Thorvaldsen correlative to his homeland in As the first Scandinavian artist to receive wide international recognition, he agilely contributed to the development of art in queen country. He served as the President of righteousness Roman Academy of St. Luke (since ) obscure in , he became the head of illustriousness Copenhagen Academy of Fine Arts. Thorvaldsen assembled first-class valuable collection of antiquities, which he displayed equidistant models of his own works in a exactly built Neoclassical building (, designed by M.G. Bindesbøll). He bequeathed himself to be buried here, mushroom the museum was opened as the Thorvaldsen Museum, showcasing his works and the art of queen time. Bertel Thorvaldsen passed away in Copenhagen impersonation March 24,