GB 0103 MS ADD 77 - Thorvaldsen Drawings

3 volumes

GB 0103 MS ADD 77 19th century Collection (fonds) 3 volumes Thorvaldsen , Bertel , d 1844 , Danish sculptor
Thiele , J M

Bertel Thorvaldsen (or Thorwaldsen): born in Copenhagen, Denmark, 1768 or 1770; son of an Icelandic wood-carver who had settled in Denmark; studied at the Copenhagen Academy; arrived in Rome on a travelling scholarship, 1797; lived in Rome for most of his life, inspired by the Italian enthusiasm for classical sculpture; the success of Thorvaldsen's model for a statue of Jason (1803) attracted the attention of the Italian sculptor Antonio Canova andlaunched his internationally successful career; returned to visit Copenhagen, progressing through Berlin, Warsaw and Vienna, 1819; returned from Rome and settled in Copenhagen, 1838; a Neoclassical museum in Copenhagen, designed to house his collection of works of art (the models for his sculptures) and endowed with a large part of his fortune, was begun, 1839; died, 1844; buried at the museum endowed by him; his Neoclassical works were regarded by contemporaries as reincarnating the antique, but his reputation declined in the 20th century.

No information on J M Thiele could be found at the time of compilation, but he is presumably the author of Danmark 1845. fotografisk genoptryk af 'Kortfattet Beskrivelse af Den danske Stat', ed Richard G Nielsen (Odense, Historisk Topografisk Information, 1978, a facsimile reprint of the edition published in Copenhagen, 1845).

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Two volumes of drawings by Thorvaldsen and one volume of notes by J M Thiele.

Open.

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English

Collection level description.

Sources: Encyclopaedia Britannica online; British Library OPAC. 1999, revised Aug 2001 Artists Drawings Sculptors Thiele , J M , fl 1845 Thorvaldsen , Bertel , d 1844 , Danish sculptor Visual materials Illustrations

Unknown.

Two volumes of drawings by Thorvaldsen and one volume of notes by J M Thiele.

Open.

Normal copyright restrictions apply.

• Engels

• Latijn

English

Collection level description.

• Engels