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What Did Købke Really Think?
The Archives - Related articleThis is a re-publication of the summary of the article: Hans Edvard Nørregård-Nielsen: ‘What Did Købke Really Think?’, in: Meddelelser fra Thorvaldsens Museu... -
Commission for the Monument of Thomas Maitland
The Archives - Related articleThe present article illuminates the background and history of one of Thorvaldsen’s less-known public monuments—his monument to Thomas Maitland, G... -
25.5.1820
The Archives - DocumentThorvaldsen firmly declines the proposal of the Building Commission for Christiansborg Palace that the Academy’s collection of plaster casts of Thorvaldsen’s... -
Dying Lion (The Lucerne Lion) - a national-political monument with built-in controversy
The Archives - Related articleIn 1818-1819, Thorvaldsen produced the model for a monument to the Swiss Guards who had fought in Paris in defense of King Louis XVI, the absolute monarch of... -
Senest 4.2.1827
The Archives - DocumentFifth draft letter dated 4.2.1827. -
Some Recent Acquisitions
The Archives - Related articleThis is a re-publication of the article: Miss, Henschen, With, Lederballe: ‘Some Recent Acquisitions’, in: Meddelelser fra Thorvaldsens Museum (Communicat... -
20.4.1820
The Archives - DocumentThorvaldsen suggests a drastic restructuring and relocation of the Royal Collection of Paintings, the Royal Cabinet of Curiosities, the Royal Library, and th... -
Thorvaldsen and His Ganymede and the Eagle
The Archives - Related articleThis is a re-publication of Anthony M. Clark: ‘Thorvaldsen and His Ganymede and the Eagle’, in: The Minneapolis Institute of Arts Bulletin, Volum... -
The New Galleries in Thorvaldsens Museum Basement by the Architect Jørgen Bo
The Archives - Related articleThis is a re-publication of the article: Thomas Kappel: ‘The New Galleries in Thorvaldsens Museum Basement by the Architect Jørgen Bo’, in: Meddelelser fr... -
From Genii to Angels and Back
The Archives - Related articleThis article describes the confusion of motifs and titles surrounding a pair of reliefs by Thorvaldsen depicting winged young boys singing and playing music;...