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Presumably 1833
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Hylas and the Water Nymphs, A484.
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1833
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Conradin, A151, preparatory work for A150.
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1833
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Conradin, A820, cast of A151.
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1833
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Hovering Angels, A590. Model of bronze reliefs for the high altar in the Basilica di S. Gaudenzio, Novara (see november 1832), commissioned by Alessandro Antonelli”:/personer/antonelli-alessandro.
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1833
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Hovering Angels, A591. Model of bronze reliefs for the high altar in the Basilica di S. Gaudenzio, Novara (see november 1832), commissioned by Alessandro Antonelli”:/personer/antonelli-alessandro.
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1833
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Executes the relief Thorvaldsen at the meta. Present location unknown.
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Not earlier than 1833
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The Genii of Music Playing, A587.
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Not earlier than 1833
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The Genii of Music Singing, A585.
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1833 - 1835
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John, A578.
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1833 - 1835
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Matthew, A575.
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1833 - 1835
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Maximilian 1., A762.
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1833 - 1846
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Thorvaldsen’s “studio museum” in his extended residence at Charlottenborg.
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16.1.1833
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Caritas, marble relief, cf. A598, which had been given to Hans Henrik Gunnerus, is bought by Kirkebygningskommissionen and placed in the Church of Our Lady, Copenhagen.
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28.1.1833
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Probably attends the celebration of Frederik 6.’s birthday by Danes in Rome. A song by Ludvig Bødtcher is sung.
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Presumably spring 1833
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The Ponte Molle Society arranges a triumphal procession in Thorvaldsen’s honour and probably presents him with the bajocco order, N90.
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March 1833
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Buys Wilhelm Bendz’ Artists in Finck’s Coffee-house in Munich, B197.
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8.3.1833
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Thorvaldsen’s Roman birthday is celebrated by the Society of Danish Romans at Christianshavns Borgerdydsskole without the sculptor’s presence. 33 men attend. A song by F.C. Hillerup is sung.
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12.3.1833
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Frederik 6. gives Thorvaldsen permission to adopt his daughter Elisa.
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28.3.1833
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Appointed director of the The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen, due to Thorvaldsen’s message about his approaching return.
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Presumably completed April 1833
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The marble version of Charles James Patrick Mahon?, cf. A286, is completed. Location unknown.
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6.4.1833
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Recommends H.W. Bissen for the execution of the frieze for Christiansborg Palace, cf. the later Ceres og Bacchus (burned 1884).
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12.4.1833
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Elected honorary member of the Accademia di Belle Arti di Ravenna.
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14.4.1833
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Heinrich Mylius commissions a funerary monument to his son Julius, inspired by a treatise by Johann Gottfried von Herder (1744-1803) on Nemesis, cf. A364.
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1.5.1833
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The corvette Galathea leaves Copenhagen bound for Tangier, Tripoli, Malta, Naples, and Leghorn.
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19.5.1833
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Elected honorary member of L’Ateneo di Brescia.
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Not earlier than 27.5.1833 - not later than 6.8.1833
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65 crates with Thorvaldsen’s art works are transported from Rome to Leghorn by boat.
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Presumably summer 1833
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Bacchante and a Satyr, A355.
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Presumably summer 1833
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The Abduction of Ganymede, A349.
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Presumably summer 1833
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The Abduction of Ganymede, A350.
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Presumably summer 1833
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Hebe and Ganymede, A351.
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Presumably summer 1833
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Hylas and the Water Nymphs, A485, reworked version of A483.
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Presumably summer 1833
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John, A582.
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Presumably summer 1833
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Luke, A581.
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Presumably summer 1833
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Luke, A583.
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Presumably summer 1833
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Luke, A584.
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Presumably summer 1833
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Mark, A580.
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Presumably summer 1833
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Matthew, A579.
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Presumably summer 1833
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The Genii of Music Playing, A588.
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Presumably summer 1833
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The Genii of Music Singing, A586.
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Presumably summer 1833
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The Fates, A366.
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Summer 1833
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Disagreement between Thorvaldsen and P.O. Brøndsted about Brøndsted’s collections, which have been given as security against a loan from Thorvaldsen.
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Begun summer 1833 - completed 28.6.1834
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The monument Johann Gutenberg, A114, is executed by H.W. Bissen under Thorvaldsen’s supervision.
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Not earlier than summer 1833 - 28.6.1834
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Preparatory work for the base of the Gutenberg Monument, A709.
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Not earlier than 16.7.1833 - not later than 6.8.1833
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The marble version of Christ, cf. A82, for the Church of Our Lady in Copenhagen is sailed from Carrara to Leghorn.
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23.7.1833 - 28.7.1833
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The corvette Galathea is in Naples.
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31.7.1833
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Elected member of Det Kongelige Nordiske Oldskriftselskab (The Royal Society of Northern Antiquaries).
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Not later than August 1833
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Sketch The Invention of the Movable Types, C395 for the relief, A115. Part of the Gutenberg Monument, A114.
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Not later than August 1833
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Sketches of clay models of the monument Johann Gutenberg, A114 are sent to the Gutenberg Commission.
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Begun August 1833
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Maximilian 1., A128.
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4.8.1833 - 6.8.1833
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The corvette Galathea spends two days in quarantine before entering the port of Livorno.
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7.8.1833
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The corvette Galathea is loaded with 65 crates containing several of Thorvaldsen’s works.
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Not earlier than 8.8.1833
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The corvette Galathea leaves Leghorn bound for Copenhagen, carrying 65 crates with Thorvaldsen’s art works.
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Autumn 1833
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Ludvig Bødtcher helps Thorvaldsen in legal matters concerning his testament.
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Autumn 1833
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Sketch of The Invention of the Printing Press, A118 (preparatory work for A116, executed by H.W. Bissen). Part of the Gutenberg Monument, A114.
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Autumn 1833 - 28.6.1834
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The Invention of the Printing Press, A116 is executed by H.W. Bissen under Thorvaldsen’s supervision. Part of the Gutenberg Monument, A114.
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Autumn 1833 - 28.6.1834
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The Invention of the Movable Types, A115 is executed by H.W. Bissen under Thorvaldsen’s supervision. Part of the Gutenberg Monument, A114.
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14.9.1833
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Attends the opening of Raphael’s grave in the Pantheon. The event is depicted in Francesco Diofebi’s painting, B73, the tomb itself is shown in E1100.
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20.9.1833
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The corvette Galathea arrives in Copenhagen, carrying 65 crates with Thorvaldsen’s art works.
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5.10.1833
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H.C. Andersen sees in Campo Santo in Pisa Thorvaldsen’s newly erected funerary monument to Andrea Vaccà Berlinghieri, cf. A613
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18.10.1833
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H.C. Andersen arrives in Rome.
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18.10.1833
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Attends the re-funeral of Rafael in the Pantheon. H.C. Andersen sees Thorvaldsen for the first time.
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19.10.1833
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H.C. Andersen visits Thorvaldsen in Casa Buti, introduced by Christen Christensen.
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Completed 20.10.1833
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Monument to Raphael, A611.
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21.10.1833
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Christen Christensen works on an unknown portrait of Thorvaldsen.
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22.10.1833
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Awarded the silver cross of the Order of Dannebrog.
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23.10.1833
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Attends a soirée at the residence of Princess Charlotte Frederikke, where H.C. Andersen reads from his works.
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26.10.1833
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Asks Jonas Collin for help in financial matters.
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27.10.1833
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H.C. Andersen sees Thorvaldsen’s monument to Pius 7. in St. Peter’s, cf. A142, A143, A144, A145, A146 and A147.
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7.11.1833
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H.C. Andersen visits Thorvaldsen’s studios and sees Psyche in plaster, A26, and George Gordon Byron in marble, cf. A130.
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Middle of November 1833
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Christ in marble, cf. A82, is taken to the Church of Our Lady but is not erected until spring 1839.
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18.11.1833
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Attends a party in the Ponte Molle Society with Scandinavian and German artists, among them H.C. Andersen.
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28.11.1833
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Attends a magnificent party at the Palazzo Torlonia in Piazza Venezia given by Anna Maria Torlonia. H.C. Andersen and Horace Vernet are among the guests.
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6.12.1833
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Visits H.C. Andersen, who reads his Agnete and the Merman. Also present are H.W. Bissen, Fritz Petzholdt, Andreas Ludvig Koop and Henrik Hertz.
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24.12.1833
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Celebrates Christmas Eve at the Villa Borghese with a party of Scandinavian artists, including H.C. Andersen, Ditlev Blunck, Johan Niklas Byström, Ludvig Bødtcher, Christen Christensen, Thomas Fearnley, Henrik Hertz, and J.L. Jensen, Carl Gustaf Plagemann, Ludvig Zeuthen.
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