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Goddess of Hope, A47

Jakob Faurvig

Thorvaldsens Museum

Bertel Thorvaldsen
1770-1844

Goddess of Hope

Production Date
End of 1817
Type of Work / Object
Sculpture > Statue

Location
- Denmark > Copenhagen > Thorvaldsens Museum > Upper Floor > South Corridor
Inventory Number
A47

Catalogue Number
A47
Catalogue Level / Collection
Thorvaldsen's Art > Thorvaldsen's Sculptures (A)

Motif / Theme

Human > Goddess > Elpis / Spes
Nature > Plant / Flower > Blossom

Additional Catalogue Information

- Material
  Plaster
- Technique
  Cast
Version / Edition
Original Model

Dimension

Height 160.8 cm

Art Form / Craft
Sculpture

Culture / Period European > Modernity (1800 - 1914)
Art Movement / Style
- Neoclassicism

Owner
- Thorvaldsens Museum
- Acquisition Mode
  Bequest from Bertel Thorvaldsen
- Acquisition Date
  March 24, 1844

Permalink
https://kataloget.thorvaldsensmuseum.dk/en/A47

Exhibition History

Bertel Thorvaldsen. Skulpturen. Modelle. Bozzetti. Handzeichnungen, Wallraf-Richartz Museum, February 5, 1977 - April 3, 1977, cat. no. 54

Sources / Literature