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Thorvaldsen as a Marble Carver

See also: Marble Carving · Treatment of Marble Surfaces · Spotless Marble · Thorvaldsen's Workshop Practice

23.4.1807

P.O. Brøndsted

P.O. Brøndsted

Brøndsted has met August Wilhelm Schlegel, who has stated that Thorvaldsen is one of the best con...

1.8.1817

Caroline von Humboldt

Wilhelm von Humboldt

Humboldt praises Thorvaldsen for his hard work and creativity in the execution of Alexander the G...

17.1.1819

Franziska Caspers

Charlotte Thierry

Thorvaldsen has guided Caspers through the Vatican museum by torchlight. She admires his inspirin...

26.2.1821

Christian 8.

Christian 8.

Thorvaldsen and Rudolf Schadow model and others draw the beautiful Vittoria Caldoni, whom August ...

7.1.1822

Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound

Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound

The Earl of Minto describes a visit to Thorvaldsen’s and Canova’s workshops and compa...

31.8.1826

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Luigi Sommariva

Thorvaldsen responds to Sommariva’s letter of complaint regarding his father Giovanni Battista So...

30.12.1827

Aleksander Ivanovitj Osterman-Tolstoj

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Osterman-Tolstoj has commissioned a bust of Zar Alexander 1., cf. A715 or A46, which Thorvaldsen ...

1.1.1833

Redaktørerne ved Kunst-Blatt

Omnes

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Summer 1839, Christmas 1841 & 1844

Christine Stampe

Omnes

The script of Christine Stampe’s memoirs on Thorvaldsen. This is the 17th part of 60 in all.

18.9.1840

Redaktørerne ved Dansk Folkeblad

Omnes

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2.3.1842

Redaktørerne ved Fædrelandet

Omnes

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23.8.1844 og 14.7.1845

Johann Scholl

Eksekutorerne for Thorvaldsens bo

Scholl testifies that the version of the relief The Graces Listening to Cupid’s Song , A602 that ...

1874 (1818-23)

Louise Seidler

Omnes

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1890

Francesco Hayez

Omnes

Two passages from the famous Italian painter Francesco Hayez’s autobiography, in which Thor...