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Apollo, the Graces, and the Muses, C706
  • Production Date

    1813
  • Type of Work / Object

    Drawing

Explanation

  • This drawing and its counterpart, C707, are preparatory works for a relief. The commission was given in 1813 by Napoleon’s sister, Elisa, and was for her summer residence near Livorno. Thorvaldsen found the model in an album in his own book collection, G.A. Guattani’s Memorie enciclopediche sulle Belle Arti, Antichità ec. (1809). The pencil drawing was a first stage on the way to a more thoroughly prepared variant in inks.

Dimension

  • Height 204 mm
  • Width 312 mm