Bertel Thorvaldsen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Danish sculptor

Date of Birth: 19-Nov-1770

Place of Birth: Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark

Date of Death: 24-Mar-1844

Profession: sculptor

Nationality: Denmark

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Bertel Thorvaldsen (Danish: [pæ??tl? 't???væl?sn?]; 19 November 1770 – 24 March 1844) was a Danish sculptor of international fame and medallist, who spent most of his life (1797–1838) in Italy.
Thorvaldsen was born in Copenhagen into a Danish/Icelandic family of humble means, and was accepted to the Royal Danish Academy of Art when he was eleven years old.
Working part-time with his father, who was a wood carver, Thorvaldsen won many honors and medals at the academy.
He was awarded a stipend to travel to Rome and continue his education. In Rome, Thorvaldsen made a name for himself as a sculptor.
Maintaining a large workshop in the city, he worked in a heroic neo-classicist style.
His patrons resided all over Europe.Upon his return to Denmark in 1838, Thorvaldsen was received as a national hero.
The Thorvaldsen Museum was erected to house his works next to Christiansborg Palace.
Thorvaldsen is buried within the courtyard of the museum.
In his time, he was seen as the successor of master sculptor Antonio Canova.
His strict adherence to classical norms has tended to estrange modern audiences.
Among his more famous public monuments are the statues of Nicolaus Copernicus and Józef Poniatowski in Warsaw; the statue of Maximilian I in Munich; and the tomb monument of Pope Pius VII, the only work by a non-Catholic in St.
Peter's Basilica.



Alternative names	Friedrich Carl Suhrlandt
Description	German portrait painter and lithographer
Date of birth/death	19 December 1781	2 February 1862
Location of birth/death	Ludwigslust	Schwerin
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