Dissatisfied with not having received a commission for the 12 apostles for the Church of Our Lady in marble, Thorvaldsen decides to let them carve at his own expense, cf. A86, A87, A89, A91, A93, A96, A98, A99, A101, A103, A105, A108.

Primary sources

• Thiele III, p. 463-464.

Other references

• Related Article: Commission for the Church of Our Lady, Copenhagen

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