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The Thorvaldsen Museum is a single-artist museum in Copenhagen, Denmark, dedicated to the art of Danish neoclassicistic 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 1838-48 following a public collection of funds in 1837.

The building

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. The Egyptian influence on the exterior is more chaste, here enormous doors in severe trapezoidal style define the archetidt's intentions to pay homage to both attic and Egyptian style. 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 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

• Thorvaldsen Museum
• Interior view of Thorvaldsens Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark
• Thorvaldsens Museum gallery
• Gratier med Amors pil
• Hallway
• Art historian Dr. Bernd Schälicke examines Bertel Thorvaldsen´s sculpture of Adonis
• Il pastore
• Cupid
• Young Dancing Girl
• Room
• Painting from Thorvaldsen's own collection
• Painting from Thorvaldsen's own collection by
• Bowl from Thorvaldsens Museum

External links

• Official website

References

1. Bente, Lang. . Danish Architectural Press, 2002. University of Michigan Press. Retrieved 15 September 2015. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
2. "Sonnes frise". Thorvaldsens Museum. Retrieved 2009-06-24.

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• Art museums and galleries in Copenhagen
• Neoclassical architecture in Denmark
• Neoclassical sculpture
• Biographical museums in Denmark
• Art museums established in 1848
• Infrastructure completed in 1848
• Bertel Thorvaldsen
• 1848 establishments in Denmark
• Sculpture galleries in Denmark