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Danish sculptor Date of Birth: Country: Denmark

Content:

1. Biography of Bertel Thorvaldsen
2. Life in Rome
3. Later Life and Legacy

Biography of Bertel Thorvaldsen

Early Life and Education

Bertel Thorvaldsen, a Danish sculptor and one of the leaders of Neoclassicism, was born in Copenhagen on November 13, (or according to some sources, November 19, ).

BERTEL THORVALDSEN () Denmark Thorvaldsen was the first internationally acclaimed Danish artist.

The Thorvaldsen Museum in Copenhagen was built as a monument to the renowned Danish sculptor Albert Bertel Thorvaldsen ().

Thorvaldsen is invited by the King of Prussia Friedrich Wilhelm 3.

Albert Bertel Thorvaldsen ( – ) well-listed Danish artist.

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He came from a family of woodcarvers who were originally from Iceland. Thorvaldsen studied at the local Academy of Fine Arts from to under the guidance of N.A. Abildgaard and others.

Life in Rome

After achieving success with his statue of Jason with the Golden Fleece (), which is now housed in the Thorvaldsen Museum in Copenhagen, the young sculptor quickly gained international fame.

His harmonious style, full of idealistic elegance, seemed to be the most appropriate expression of the traditions of classical antiquity during that period, fitting perfectly into the Empire-style trend of "revived ant