Not later than April 1838
Vulcan, A8 in marble is begun in Thorvaldsen’s Roman workshop. The statue was later transported to Copenhagen and completed 1861.
Originally planned as a never realized decoration inside Christiansborg Palace consisting of Vulcan, and versions of Mars and Cupid, cf. A6, and Venus with the Apple, cf. A853.
Primary sources
- Newspaper article dated 14.4.1838 (the carving of Vulcan has begun).
- Letter dated 31.1.1842 from Ludvig Müller to Christian 8. (the carving is still in progress).
Other references
- Related Article: Commission for Christiansborg
- Related Article: Transportation of Thorvaldsen’s Artworks to Copenhagen 1844
Last updated 28.01.2019