| Date | Events | Whereabouts | Works |
|---|---|---|---|
| Presumably 1833 | Hylas and the Water Nymphs, A484. | ||
| 1833 | Conradin, A151, preparatory work for A150. | ||
| 1833 | Conradin, A820, cast of A151. | ||
| 1833 | 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. | ||
| 1833 | 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. | ||
| 1833 | Executes the relief Thorvaldsen at the meta. Present location unknown. | ||
| Not earlier than 1833 | The Genii of Music Playing, A587. | ||
| Not earlier than 1833 | The Genii of Music Singing, A585. | ||
| 1833 - 1835 | John, A578. | ||
| 1833 - 1835 | Matthew, A575. | ||
| 1833 - 1835 | Maximilian 1., A762. | ||
| 1833 - 1846 | Thorvaldsen’s “studio museum” in his extended residence at Charlottenborg. | ||
| 16.1.1833 | 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. | ||
| 28.1.1833 | Probably attends the celebration of Frederik 6.’s birthday by Danes in Rome. A song by Ludvig Bødtcher is sung. | ||
| Presumably spring 1833 | The Ponte Molle Society arranges a triumphal procession in Thorvaldsen’s honour and probably presents him with the bajocco order, N90. | ||
| March 1833 | Buys Wilhelm Bendz’ Artists in Finck’s Coffee-house in Munich, B197. | ||
| 8.3.1833 | 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. | ||
| 12.3.1833 | Frederik 6. gives Thorvaldsen permission to adopt his daughter Elisa. | ||
| 28.3.1833 | Appointed director of the The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen, due to Thorvaldsen’s message about his approaching return. | ||
| Presumably completed April 1833 | The marble version of Charles James Patrick Mahon?, cf. A286, is completed. Location unknown. | ||
| 6.4.1833 | Recommends H.W. Bissen for the execution of the frieze for Christiansborg Palace, cf. the later Ceres og Bacchus (burned 1884). | ||
| 12.4.1833 | Elected honorary member of the Accademia di Belle Arti di Ravenna. | ||
| 14.4.1833 | 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. | ||
| 1.5.1833 | The corvette Galathea leaves Copenhagen bound for Tangier, Tripoli, Malta, Naples, and Leghorn. | ||
| 19.5.1833 | Elected honorary member of L’Ateneo di Brescia. | ||
| Not earlier than 27.5.1833 - not later than 6.8.1833 | 65 crates with Thorvaldsen’s art works are transported from Rome to Leghorn by boat. | ||
| Presumably summer 1833 | Bacchante and a Satyr, A355. | ||
| Presumably summer 1833 | The Abduction of Ganymede, A349. | ||
| Presumably summer 1833 | The Abduction of Ganymede, A350. | ||
| Presumably summer 1833 | Hebe and Ganymede, A351. | ||
| Presumably summer 1833 | Hylas and the Water Nymphs, A485, reworked version of A483. | ||
| Presumably summer 1833 | John, A582. | ||
| Presumably summer 1833 | Luke, A581. | ||
| Presumably summer 1833 | Luke, A583. | ||
| Presumably summer 1833 | Luke, A584. | ||
| Presumably summer 1833 | Mark, A580. | ||
| Presumably summer 1833 | Matthew, A579. | ||
| Presumably summer 1833 | The Genii of Music Playing, A588. | ||
| Presumably summer 1833 | The Genii of Music Singing, A586. | ||
| Presumably summer 1833 | The Fates, A366. | ||
| Summer 1833 | Disagreement between Thorvaldsen and P.O. Brøndsted about Brøndsted’s collections, which have been given as security against a loan from Thorvaldsen. | ||
| Begun summer 1833 - completed 28.6.1834 | The monument Johann Gutenberg, A114, is executed by H.W. Bissen under Thorvaldsen’s supervision. | ||
| Not earlier than summer 1833 - 28.6.1834 | Preparatory work for the base of the Gutenberg Monument, A709. | ||
| Not earlier than 16.7.1833 - not later than 6.8.1833 | The marble version of Christ, cf. A82, for the Church of Our Lady in Copenhagen is sailed from Carrara to Leghorn. | ||
| 23.7.1833 - 28.7.1833 | The corvette Galathea is in Naples. | ||
| 31.7.1833 | Elected member of Det Kongelige Nordiske Oldskriftselskab (The Royal Society of Northern Antiquaries). | ||
| Not later than August 1833 | Sketch The Invention of the Movable Types, C395 for the relief, A115. Part of the Gutenberg Monument, A114. | ||
| Not later than August 1833 | Sketches of clay models of the monument Johann Gutenberg, A114 are sent to the Gutenberg Commission. | ||
| Begun August 1833 | Maximilian 1., A128. | ||
| 4.8.1833 - 6.8.1833 | The corvette Galathea spends two days in quarantine before entering the port of Livorno. | ||
| 7.8.1833 | The corvette Galathea is loaded with 65 crates containing several of Thorvaldsen’s works. | ||
| Not earlier than 8.8.1833 | The corvette Galathea leaves Leghorn bound for Copenhagen, carrying 65 crates with Thorvaldsen’s art works. | ||
| Autumn 1833 | Ludvig Bødtcher helps Thorvaldsen in legal matters concerning his testament. | ||
| Autumn 1833 | Sketch of The Invention of the Printing Press, A118 (preparatory work for A116, executed by H.W. Bissen). Part of the Gutenberg Monument, A114. | ||
| Autumn 1833 - 28.6.1834 | The Invention of the Printing Press, A116 is executed by H.W. Bissen under Thorvaldsen’s supervision. Part of the Gutenberg Monument, A114. | ||
| Autumn 1833 - 28.6.1834 | The Invention of the Movable Types, A115 is executed by H.W. Bissen under Thorvaldsen’s supervision. Part of the Gutenberg Monument, A114. | ||
| 14.9.1833 | 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. | ||
| 20.9.1833 | The corvette Galathea arrives in Copenhagen, carrying 65 crates with Thorvaldsen’s art works. | ||
| 5.10.1833 | H.C. Andersen sees in Campo Santo in Pisa Thorvaldsen’s newly erected funerary monument to Andrea Vaccà Berlinghieri, cf. A613 | ||
| 18.10.1833 | H.C. Andersen arrives in Rome. | ||
| 18.10.1833 | Attends the re-funeral of Rafael in the Pantheon. H.C. Andersen sees Thorvaldsen for the first time. | ||
| 19.10.1833 | H.C. Andersen visits Thorvaldsen in Casa Buti, introduced by Christen Christensen. | ||
| Completed 20.10.1833 | Monument to Raphael, A611. | ||
| 21.10.1833 | Christen Christensen works on an unknown portrait of Thorvaldsen. | ||
| 22.10.1833 | Awarded the silver cross of the Order of Dannebrog. | ||
| 23.10.1833 | Attends a soirée at the residence of Princess Charlotte Frederikke, where H.C. Andersen reads from his works. | ||
| 26.10.1833 | Asks Jonas Collin for help in financial matters. | ||
| 27.10.1833 | H.C. Andersen sees Thorvaldsen’s monument to Pius 7. in St. Peter’s, cf. A142, A143, A144, A145, A146 and A147. | ||
| 7.11.1833 | H.C. Andersen visits Thorvaldsen’s studios and sees Psyche in plaster, A26, and George Gordon Byron in marble, cf. A130. | ||
| Middle of November 1833 | Christ in marble, cf. A82, is taken to the Church of Our Lady but is not erected until spring 1839. | ||
| 18.11.1833 | Attends a party in the Ponte Molle Society with Scandinavian and German artists, among them H.C. Andersen. | ||
| 28.11.1833 | 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. | ||
| 6.12.1833 | 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. | ||
| 24.12.1833 | 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. |