* Thorvaldsens Museum.
Bygningen – farverne – lysetBy Bente Lange
2002, 175 pp., ill.
Lange presents the museum as a treasure trove of studies in space, colour and light, and in this book she turns the spotlight on the museum’s amazing conception and architecture. ISBN: 87 7407 272 2 DKK 198
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Thorvaldsens Museum.
Architecture – Colours – LightBy Bente Lange
2002, 175 pp., ill.
Lange presents the museum as a treasure trove of studies in space, colour and light, and in this book she turns the spotlight on the museum’s amazing conception and architecture. ISBN: 87 7407 273 0 DKK 198
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The Triumph of Art
at Thorvaldsens MuseumBy John W.G. Henderson
2005, 120 pp., ill.
The picture frieze around the museum façades, representing Thorvaldsen’s triumphant return to Copenhagen in 1838, has been an object of fascination since the museum was opened in 1848.
ISBN: 87 635 0132 5 DKK 149
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* Omkring Thorvaldsens KristusBy Anne-Mette Gravgaard and Eva Henschen
1996, 88 pp., ill.
Thorvaldsen’s statue of Christ is among the most famous of his works. This outline of places and countries in which this sculpture has been erected clearly shows its iconic status. ISBN: 87 7521 076 2 DKK 50
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On the Statue of Christ by ThorvaldsenText in English
By Anne-Mette Gravgaard and Eva Henschen
1997, 92 pp., ill.
Thorvaldsen’s statue of Christ is one of the best known of his sculptures.
ISBN: 87 7521 084 3 DKK 50
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* Thorvaldsens MuseumBy Martinus Galschiøt
1895, digital copy 2007, 266 pp., ill.
Galschiøt’s classic book on the museum from 1895 examines it gallery by gallery and throws light on Thorvaldsen’s sculptures, collections of paintings etc. ISBN: 0 543 72282 1 DKK 189
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* Thorvaldsens antikke bronzerBy Torben Melander
2009, 229 pp., ill.
Torben Melander, former curator at the museum, provides a thorough and inspiring introduction to the history of this extensive collection, to the technical procedures for making the ancient Greek, Etruscan and Roman bronze artefacts and to selected examples from the various periods and cultures. ISBN: 978 87 7521 117 3 DKK 49
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* Thorvaldsens græske vaserBy Torben Melander
2006, 103 pp., ill.
Thorvaldsen’s collection of ancient Greek vases was created during the period the sculptor spent in Rome between 1797 and 1838. The exact spots on which they were discovered are only known in a small number of cases, but a considerable group is known to have been found in the Etruscan town of Vulci some 100 kilometres north of Rome. ISBN: 87 7521 111 4 DKK 49
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Thorvaldsen’s Ancient SculpturesBy Jane Fejfer and Torben Melander
2003, 147 pp., ill.
Catalogue of the numerous ancient sculptures in Thorvaldsen’s Collection of Antiquities on the first floor of the museum. The collection has remained intact since Thorvaldsen built it up in Rome between 1797 and 1838. ISBN: 87 7521 102 5 DKK 99
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* Thorvaldsens Antikker –
en temmelig udvalgt samlingBy Torben Melander
1993, 158 pp., ill.
Thorvaldsen’s collection of antiquities is made up of almost 10,000 artefacts. Here you can learn how the collection was established and find a description of 150 selected artefacts. ISBN: 87 7521 163 0 DKK 99
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* Damer og dyr, guder og helte. En historie fra det mærkelige museum.
By Jørgen Aabenhus
Photo Jens Lindhe
2011, 208 p., ill.
Children's Book.
ISBN: 978 87 91984 16 7 DKK 200
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* Sanne og Sisyfos - og alle de andre By Lene Ewald Hesel
2006, 61 pp., ill.
Sanne and her grandfather are going to tidy up. It a truly Sisyphean task – but who was Sisyphus really? Fortunately, Grandfather is better at telling about Sisyphus and Greek mythology than he is at tidying up. So Sanne and Grandfather go to Thorvaldsens Museum and the Glyptotek and look at statues from Greek mythology. ISBN: 978 87 63 80317 5 DKK 169
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* Biscuit efter ThorvaldsenBy Bredo Grandjean
1978, 64 pp., ill.
From 1838, the Royal Porcelain Manufactory and Bing & Grøndahl made a series of miniature versions of Thorvaldsen’s works in biscuit, i.e. hard fired, unglazed porcelain. The figures became very popular in their day and are today still regarded as collectors’ items. ISBN: 87 7521 044 4 DKK 69
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L`Art statuarie égyptien au Musée ThorvaldsenText in French
By Marie-Louise Buhl
2000, 70 p., ill.
ISBN: 87 7521 0924 DKK 99
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Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum• Danemark • Thorvaldsens Museum •
Fascicule I
Text in French
By Torben Melander
2000, 184 p., ill. ISBN: 87 7521 088 6 DKK 299
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