BERTEL THORVALDSEN (1770

This volume is dedicated to Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844), a Danish sculptor of international fame during the XIX century. Born in Copenhagen in 1770, he spent more than forty years in Italy, maintaining a large workshop in Rome.As a matter of fact only within th e last 30 years has Thorvaldsen regained his rightful place in the European art historical context and he is considered as an outsta nding representative of the Neoclassical period in sculpture. In fact, his work has often been compared to that of Antonio Canova an d he beca...[Read more]