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Bertel Thorvaldsen (1768-1844)
Aliases: Albert Thorvaldsen; Alberto Thorvaldsen; Bertel Thorwaldsen; Berthel Thorwaldsen
Professions: Sculptor
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Bertel Thorvaldsen: Two women in classical robes (recto). Classical scene with three men (verso).
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Important Mercure en marbre, Italie, vers 1880, d'après Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844) , A fine Italian late 19th century marble figure of Mercury about to kill Argus after Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844) marbre blanc veiné de gris
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Italian Marble Figure of Hebe Late 19th-Early 20th Century, After a model by Bertel Thorvaldsen (Danish 1768-1844), H: 64 in (162.6 cm)
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Bertel Thorwaldsen
Bertel Thorvaldsen Biography
(b Copenhagen, 13 Nov 1768 or 19 Nov 1770; d Copenhagen, 24 March 1844). 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. Although the heroic quality of his early Roman work was later modified by certain naturalistic features, he never abandoned his fundamental, classicizing ideals. His pan-European reputation led to commissions from public and private patrons in many countries, and in order to supply these he ran a large and well-organized studio. His collection of contemporary paintings was probably the finest in 19th-century Rome and, together with many of his sculptures, is now housed in the Thorvaldsens Museum, Copenhagen (opened 1848). (Unless otherwise stated, the models and versions of the works mentioned in this entry are there.) In the decades after his death, the taste for Neo-classicism, and thus his reputation, declined, and it was not until the mid-20th century that his art was re-evaluated.
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A PAIR OF CARVED WHITE MARBLE ROUNDELS IN THE MANNER OF BERTEL THORVALDSEN (1770-1844)
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Bertel Thorvaldsen, after: Two 19th century
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Bertel Thorvaldsen Two women in classic dresses.
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After Bertel Thorvaldsen, Danish (1770-1844) Three 19th / early 20th century carved wood models of the Lion of Lucerne together with a similar relief
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Four Continental Plaster Plaques of "The Four
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After Bertel Thorvaldsen (Danish, 1768/70-1844), large cast-stone figure of Hebe, dresser to the gods, bearing her cup, first quarter 20th century, the surface gently weathered throughout, h. 64" , w. 16", d. 14".
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