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17.-23.12.1820
The Archives - DocumentVisits Canova’s workshop and comments on the sculptor’s works. Then he visits Thorvaldsen’s workshops, in one of which the floor has collapsed. He mentions s... -
27.3.1837
The Archives - DocumentThe commentary for this document is not available at the moment. -
Thorvaldsen’s Works at Hams Hall Rediscovered
The Archives - Related articleThis paper was delivered at the conference “Thorvaldsen & Great Britain,” held on January 19-20, 2016, at the Accademia di Danimarca & British School... -
The country bumpkin and the donkey-rider in the service of art and freedom
The Archives - Related articleThis is a re-publication of the article originally published (in Italian) in connection with the exhibition: ‘Joseph Anton Koch nel 250° anniversario della n... -
Flora Italica. When an Italian Flowery Meadow Visited Thorvaldsens Museum
The Archives - Related articleThis essay was originally published (in Danish) in the review PERISKOP. Forum for kunsthistorisk debat, nr. 22, 2019, pp. 124-133 -
Christian 8.'s Loan from Thorvaldsen
The Archives - Related articleBy 1821, Thorvaldsen was so well-off that he could afford to lend a large sum of money to the Danish prince Christian (8.) Frederik. However, Christian Frede... -
30.5.1822
The Archives - DocumentThorvaldsen apologizes for his late answer. He acknowledges receipt of the first four deliveries of lithographs after the Boisserée brothers’ collection of a... -
27.8.1824
The Archives - DocumentThe commentary for this letter is not available at the moment. -
17.6.1819
The Archives - DocumentKeller presses Thorvaldsen for the completion of the model for Dying Lion (The Lucerne Lion), cf. A119. He is disappointed about Thorvaldsen’s broken p... -
19.10.1833
The Archives - DocumentAndersen visits Thorvaldsen for the first time in Rome. He seeks him in vain in his workshop but finds him in his home, where the sculptor kindly shows him a...