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Bertel Thorvaldsen DVD

With English subtitles
By Stig Miss, Karen Vad and Peter Klitgaard
The film provides a detailed insight into Thorvaldsen’s life and career in Denmark and Rome. Thorvaldsen is one of a small number of world-famous Danish sculptors. His life was completely in keeping with the traditional life of an artist – a progression from a childhood in poverty to riches and world-wide fame.

DKK 129

Dvd

Copy of Thorvaldsen’s snake ring

The snake-shaped ring is a copy of a gold ring that Thorvldsen regularly wore.
Silver DKK 619

Gold plated DKK 698

Slangering

Copy of Etruscan amulet capsule

The copy was cast after an amulet capsule bought by Thorvaldsen during his long stay in Rome from 1797 to 1838.

Silver DKK 299, Gold plated DKK 359

Amuletkapsel

Keyhanger

Keep a check on your keys with a key hanger bearing the museum’s monogram.
45 cm long and 2 cm wide.

DKK 39

Keyhanger

Magnet

Magnet with a motif of the museum façade facing Bertel Thorvaldsens Plads. The museum opened in 1848 and contains all Thorvaldsen’s works.

DKK 25

Magnet_museet

Magnet: Venus, the goddess of beauty

Venus won her beauty title and a golden apple from among the goddesses of Antiquity when the mortal prince Paris had to choose between Juno, Minerva and Venus. The sculpture shows Venus after the beauty competition as she holds the proof of her beauty up in front of her admiring gaze. Thorvaldsen’s sculpture of Venus was created between 1813 and 1816.

DKK 25

Magnet_venus

Magnet: Jason with the Golden Fleece

The famous work with which Thorvaldsen made his breakthrough in 1803. According to the Classical mythology, Jason is a prince who, in order to become king, must fetch a golden fleece that is guarded by a dangerous dragon far away in a sacred grove. The sculpture shows Jason proudly standing there the moment after he has managed to gain possession of the fleece and is about to return home to his kingdom.

DKK 25

Magnet_jason

Magnet: Cupid and the Graces

The presence of Cupid explains the Graces’ sensitive and thoughtful expressions resulting from his playing of the lyre. The three beautiful women radiate love, beauty and modesty as ideal states. These were the feminine virtues of Thorvaldsen’s own day. The sculptural group is from 1817-19.

DKK 35

Magnet_gratierne

Magnet

Magnet bearing the motif of Cupid and Psyche. The love story of Cupid and Psyche was a popular theme in Thorvaldsen’s day.

DKK 25

Magnet_amor_og_psyche

Magnet

Cupid was the god of love in Antiquity. He had great power because he could strike both humans and gods with his arrows of love.

DKK 25

Magnet_amor

Magnet: Thorvaldsen’s statue of Christ

The statue became one of Thorvaldsen’s most popular works. It represents the risen Christ revealing himself to the congregation and shows the marks of the crucifixion on his hands and feet. A plaster version of the statue stands in the museum’s Christ Gallery, while the marble version can be seen in the Cathedral Church of Our Lady.

DKK 35

Magnet_kristus

Monocular with pouch

Get closer to the art in the museum with this little telescope. The instructions come with a motif from the ceiling in Gallery 21. The telescope measures 8 x 3.5 cm and is supplied in a case.

DKK 179

Kikkert

Elmgreen & Dragset: Ganymede T-shirt

To accompany their exhibition at Thorvaldsens Museum Wood Wood has made a T-shirt with the Danish art duo Elmgreen & Dragset.

DKK 350

T-shirt

Rulers

Rulers with hieroglyphics, Roman numeral and Roman emperors or the Greek measurements and Greek history.

DKK 35 each.

Linealer

Eraser

Pharao Akhnaton (1353-1335 BC) and his wife Nefertiti.

DKK 20

Viskelaeder

Pencils

Pencils with Greek and Egyptian motifs.

DKK 10 each.

Blyanter

Museum Shop

The Thorvaldsen Museum shop offers a selection of books, postcards, posters etc. all of which are related to Bertel Thorvaldsen, Thorvaldsens Museum and its collections and exhibitions.

Orders

Orders can be accepted by telephone, e-mail or in writing.

Payment in advance is required for goods sent abroad, and a handling charge of DKK 65 plus postage will be added to the cost of the goods.

In addition to the price goods delivered to addresses within Denmark, there will be a handling charge of DKK 35 plus postage.

Titles preceded by an asterisk *
are available in Danish only.