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		⚫	The '''Thorvaldsen Museum''' is a single-artist museum in ], ], dedicated to the ] of Danish and Icelandic ] sculptor ] (1770–1844), who lived and worked in ] for most of his life (1796–1838). The museum is located on the small island of ] in central Copenhagen next to ]. Designed by ], the building was constructed from 1838 to 1848 following a public collection of funds in 1837.
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			==History==
⚫	The '''Thorvaldsen Museum''' is a single-artist museum in ], ], dedicated to the ] of Danish ] sculptor ] (1770–1844), who lived and worked in ] for most of his life (1796–1838). The museum is located on the small island of ] in central Copenhagen next to ]. Designed by ], the building was constructed from 1838~~-48~~ following a public collection of funds in 1837.
			The idea of a Bertel Thorvaldsen Museum in Copenhagen emerged in the mid-1830s. A committee was in December 1836 set up at the initiative of ]. Its members included ], ], ], ], ] and ]. On 10 January 1837, it launched a nation-wide fund raising campaign. The following 15 men were elected as board members on a General Assembly held on 21 June 1837: H.N. Clausen (190 votes), Just Mathias Thiele (189 votes), Jonas Collin (185 votes), N.L. Høyen (183 votes), Hermann Ernst Freund (179 votes), J.F. Schouw (165 votes), ] (138 votes), ] (112 votes), ] (86 votes), ] (83 votes), ] (82 votes), Hans Puggaard (76 votes), ] (76 votes), ] (67 votes) and ] (66 votes). In addition, ], ] (60 votes), ] or ] (46 votes), ] (44 votes), ] (39 votes) were elected as alternates.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://arkivet.thorvaldsensmuseum.dk/personer/comitten-for-oprettelsen-af-thorvaldsens-museum\|title=Comitteen for Oprettelsen af Thorvaldsens Museum\|language=da\|publisher=Thorvaldsens Museum\|access-date=24 February 2020}}</ref>

	==~~The building~~==		==Architecture==
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	The building is strongly inspired by antique Greek architecture and built around an inner courtyard where the artist is buried. The courtyard is ~~particularlarly~~ notable being painted in ~~Eqyptian~~ motifs, tall date palms, lions and crocodile prowl among exotic birds and plants.<ref name=Bente>{{cite ~~web~~\|last1=Bente\|first1=Lang\|title=Thorvaldsen's Museum: Architecture, Colours, Light\|~~url~~=Danish Architectural Press~~, 2002~~\|~~website~~=~~Danish Architectural Press,~~ 2002~~\|publisher=University of Michigan Press~~}}</ref> The Egyptian influence on the exterior is more chaste, ~~here~~ enormous doors in severe trapezoidal style define the architect's intentions to pay homage at once to ], ] and Egyptian style.<ref name=Bente/> It is ~~particularly~~ noteworthy for its unique use of colors both inside and outside. Every room in the museum has a unique ceiling decoration in the ] style. The outside is adorned with a ] depicting Thorvaldsen's homecoming from Rome in 1838 made by ].		The building is strongly inspired by antique Greek architecture and built around an inner courtyard where the artist is buried. The courtyard is notable for being painted in Egyptian motifs: tall date palms; lions and crocodile prowl among exotic birds and plants.<ref name=Bente>{{cite book\|last1=Bente\|first1=Lang\|last2=Lindhe\|first2=Jens\|title=Thorvaldsen's Museum: Architecture, Colours, Light\|publisher=Danish Architectural Press\|year=2002}}</ref> The Egyptian influence on the exterior is more chaste. Here, enormous doors in severe trapezoidal style define the architect's intentions to pay homage at once to ], ] and Egyptian style.<ref name=Bente/> It is noteworthy for its unique use of colors both inside and outside. Every room in the museum has a unique ceiling decoration in the ] style. The outside is adorned with a ] depicting Thorvaldsen's homecoming from Rome in 1838, made by ].
	<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.thorvaldsensmuseum.dk/museet/thorvaldsens_museum/frisen\|title=Sonnes frise\|publisher=Thorvaldsens Museum\|~~accessdate~~=2009-06-24}}</ref>		<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.thorvaldsensmuseum.dk/museet/thorvaldsens_museum/frisen\|title=Sonnes frise\|publisher=Thorvaldsens Museum\|access-date=2009-06-24\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090827005054/http://www.thorvaldsensmuseum.dk/museet/thorvaldsens_museum/frisen\|archive-date=2009-08-27}}</ref>

	==Collections==		==Collections==
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	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
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⚫	File:Hallway - Thorvaldsens Museum - DSC08659.JPG\|Interior ~~view of Thorvaldsens Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark~~
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		⚫	\|File:Thorvaldsens Gratier med Amors pil.jpg \|''The Three Graces with Cupid''
		⚫	\|File:Hallway - Thorvaldsens Museum - DSC08740.JPG \|Hallway
		⚫	\|File:Adonis - Thorvaldsens Museum - DSC08592.JPG \|]
		⚫	\|File:Thorvaldsens Museum - Il pastore.JPG\|''The Shepherd''
		⚫	\|File:Bertel Thorvaldsen - Cupid.jpg\| ''Cupid''
			\|File:Bertel Thorvaldsen (portrait by Floriano Pietrocola).jpg\|portrait of Thorvaldsen by Floriano Pietrocola
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		⚫	\|File:Young Dancing Girl - Thorvaldsens Museum - DSC08793.JPG\|''Young Dancing Girl''
		⚫	\|File:Room - Thorvaldsens Museum - DSC08776.JPG \|Room
		⚫	\|File:Bugten ved Napoli set fra en grotte.JPG \|Painting from Thorvaldsen's own collection by ]
		⚫	\|File:Franz Ludwig Catel - Night Piece from the Closing Scene of 'René' by Chateaubriand - WGA04566.jpg\|Painting from Thorvaldsen's own collection by ]
			\|File:Bowl - Thorvaldsens Museum - DSC08757.JPG \|Bowl
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			==In popular culture==
⚫	File:Hallway - Thorvaldsens Museum - DSC08740.JPG \|Hallway
			Thorvaldsens Museum is used as a location in the following films:<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.danskefilm.dk/lokation.php?id=161\|title=Thorvaldsens Museum\|language=da\|website=danskefilm.dk\|access-date=16 March 2017}}</ref>

			* '']'' (1941)
	File:Thorvaldsens Museum - adonis3.jpg\|Art historian Dr. Bernd Schälicke examines ]´s sculpture of ]
			* '']'' (1942)
⚫	File:Thorvaldsens Museum - Il pastore.JPG\|Il ~~pastore~~
			* '']'' (1943)
⚫	File:Bertel Thorvaldsen - Cupid.jpg\| Cupid
			* '']'' (1951)
⚫	<!-- File:Thorvaldsens Museum - Amor and Psyche.JPG \| ~~Amor~~ and Psyche -->
			* '']'' (1951)
⚫	File:Young Dancing Girl - Thorvaldsens Museum - DSC08793.JPG\|Young Dancing Girl
			* '']'' (1953)
⚫	File:~~Room~~ - Thorvaldsens Museum - ~~DSC08776~~.JPG \|~~Room~~
			* '']'' (1960)
⚫	File:Bugten ved Napoli set fra en grotte.JPG \|Painting from Thorvaldsen's own collection
			* '']'' (1960)
⚫	File:Franz Ludwig Catel - Night Piece from the Closing Scene of 'René' by Chateaubriand - WGA04566.jpg\|Painting from Thorvaldsen's own collection by
			* '']'' (1969)
			* '']'' (1978)
			* '']'' (1994)

			==See also==
⚫	File:~~Bowl~~ - Thorvaldsens Museum - ~~DSC08757~~.JPG \|~~Bowl~~ ~~from Thorvaldsens Museum~~
			* ]

		⚫	==References==
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	==External links==		==External links==
	*{{Official website\|http://www.thorvaldsensmuseum.dk/ }}		*{{Official website\|http://www.thorvaldsensmuseum.dk/ }}
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Latest revision as of 23:04, 17 May 2024

Museum in Copenhagen

Thorvaldsen Museum
Museum as seen from the canal
Interactive fullscreen map
Location	Copenhagen, Denmark
Coordinates	55°40′36.1″N 12°34′41.9″E / 55.676694°N 12.578306°E / 55.676694; 12.578306

The Thorvaldsen Museum is a single-artist museum in Copenhagen, Denmark, dedicated to the art of Danish and Icelandic Neoclassical sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770–1844), who lived and worked in Rome for most of his life (1796–1838). The museum is located on the small island of Slotsholmen in central Copenhagen next to Christiansborg Palace. Designed by Michael Gottlieb Bindesbøll, the building was constructed from 1838 to 1848 following a public collection of funds in 1837.

History

The idea of a Bertel Thorvaldsen Museum in Copenhagen emerged in the mid-1830s. A committee was in December 1836 set up at the initiative of Hans Puggaard. Its members included Joakim Frederik Schouw, Henrik Nicolai Clausen, Niels Laurits Høyen, Hermann Ernst Freund, Jonas Collin and Just Mathias Thiele. On 10 January 1837, it launched a nation-wide fund raising campaign. The following 15 men were elected as board members on a General Assembly held on 21 June 1837: H.N. Clausen (190 votes), Just Mathias Thiele (189 votes), Jonas Collin (185 votes), N.L. Høyen (183 votes), Hermann Ernst Freund (179 votes), J.F. Schouw (165 votes), Gustav Friedrich Hetsch (138 votes), Herman Wilhelm Bissen (112 votes), Søren Ludvig Tuxen (86 votes), Peder Brønnum Scavenius (83 votes), Heinrich Gamst (82 votes), Hans Puggaard (76 votes), Friederich Ernst von Prangen (76 votes), Christian Jürgensen Thomsen (67 votes) and Jørgen Hansen Koch (66 votes). In addition, Joseph Hambro, Carl Moltke (60 votes), J.H. Lund or J.L. Lund (46 votes), Hans Christian Ørsted (44 votes), Heinrich Reventlow-Criminil (39 votes) were elected as alternates.

Architecture

The building is strongly inspired by antique Greek architecture and built around an inner courtyard where the artist is buried. The courtyard is notable for being painted in Egyptian motifs: tall date palms; lions and crocodile prowl among exotic birds and plants. The Egyptian influence on the exterior is more chaste. Here, enormous doors in severe trapezoidal style define the architect's intentions to pay homage at once to Attic Greek, Pompeiian and Egyptian style. It is noteworthy for its unique use of colors both inside and outside. Every room in the museum has a unique ceiling decoration in the grotesque style. The outside is adorned with a frieze depicting Thorvaldsen's homecoming from Rome in 1838, made by Jørgen Sonne.

Collections

The museum displays a comprehensive collection of the artist's works in marble as well as plaster, including the original plaster models used in the making of cast bronze and marble statues and reliefs, which are now on display in museums, churches, and at other locations around the world. The museum also features paintings, Greek, Roman and Egyptian antiques, drawings, and prints that Thorvaldsen collected during his lifetime, as well as a wide array of personal belongings that he used in his work and everyday life.

Gallery

Interior
Gallery
The Three Graces with Cupid
Hallway
Adonis
The Shepherd
Cupid
portrait of Thorvaldsen by Floriano Pietrocola
Young Dancing Girl
Room
Painting from Thorvaldsen's own collection by Johan Christian Dahl
Painting from Thorvaldsen's own collection by Franz Ludwig Catel
Bowl

"Thorvaldsen Museum "

In popular culture

Thorvaldsens Museum is used as a location in the following films:

Alle gaar rundt og forelsker sig (1941)
Vi kunne ha' det saa rart (1942)
Naar man kun er ung (1943)
Mød mig på Cassiopeia (1951)
Dorte (1951)
Ved Kongelunden (1953)
Kvindelist og kærlighed (1960)
Forelsket i København (1960)
Stine og drengene (1969)
Olsen-banden går i krig (1978)
Snøvsen ta'r springet (1994)

References

"Comitteen for Oprettelsen af Thorvaldsens Museum" (in Danish). Thorvaldsens Museum. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
^ Bente, Lang; Lindhe, Jens (2002). Thorvaldsen's Museum: Architecture, Colours, Light. Danish Architectural Press.
"Sonnes frise". Thorvaldsens Museum. Archived from the original on 2009-08-27. Retrieved 2009-06-24.
"Thorvaldsens Museum". danskefilm.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 16 March 2017.

External links

Official website
Virtual tour of the Thorvaldsen Museum provided by Google Arts & Culture
Media related to Thorvaldsens Museum at Wikimedia Commons

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By type	Art Historic house museums Local history Museum ships Science and technology

v t e Bertel Thorvaldsen
Sculptures	Jason with the Golden Fleece (1802–1803; 1828) Cpid and Psyche (1804-1807) Józef Poniatowski Monument, Warsaw (1817–1832) Lion Monument (1820–1821) Christus (1821) Nicolaus Copernicus Monument, Warsaw (1828–1830) Bertel Thorvaldsen with the Statue of Hope (1839) Nicolaus Copernicus Monument, Montreal (1966)
Museums	Thorvaldsen Museum Nysø Manor
See also	Danish Golden Age HDMS Thetis (1790) HDMS Rota (1822) [HDMS Thetis (1840) Thorvaldsen Medal 6257 Thorvaldsen

v t e Gottlieb Bindesbøll
Buildings	Thorvaldsen Museum (1834–1848) Rosendal (1847–1849) Jydske Asyl (1850) Bishop's House, Nykøbing Falster (1850) Stege Town Hall (1854) Brumleby (1853–1857) Nybøllegård (1854) Doctor's House, Skælskør (1856) Vrams Gunnarstorp Frederick VII's Memorial (1856) Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University (1856–1858)
People	Johanne Bindesbøll (daughter) Thorvald Bindesbøll (son) Jonas Collin (uncle) Jens Ernst Wegener (brother-in-law)
Related	A Group of Danish Artists in Rome

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