The Thorvaldsens Museum Archives

		An Open Archive of Written Sources Explore 10176 documents – from contracts to love letters – by and about the Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844). Scans and transcripts of all the documents are available, as well as other texts about Thorvaldsen’s work, life, and international context. Use the Archives as you see fit. Read more here
	Researching the Archives Our work is supported by 15. Juni Fonden, Augustinus Fonden, Beckett-Fonden, New Carlsberg Foundation, Novo Nordisk Foundation, and Aage & Johanne Louis-Hansens Fond. More		By the Numbers 10.176 Documents total 8.247 In Thorvaldsens Museum 1.929 In other archives 1771-72 Oldest 1896 (1841-42) Youngest 763 From Thorvaldsen 5.832 To Thorvaldsen 3.581 To and from others 3.341 In Italian 4.226 In Danish 1.807 In German 654 In French 94 In English 54 Other languages 42.852 Commentaries 451 Related Articles 419 Subjects 3.186 Persons
Find Thorvaldsen's Sculptures in the Archives		Hand-Picked Articles At Home in Rome: Competing Ideas of Home and At... On Familiar Terms with Thorvaldsen On the Cause of Thorvaldsen's Death More
Selected Documents 1836 Poem in 14 stanzas about a young and inquisitiv... 18.8.1835 From the island of Ischia, Fritz Paulsen writes...	From Thorvaldsen's Network Franziska Caspers Charlotte Frederikke Samuel Morse Adelgunde Vogt More		May 23 On this Day 23.5.1820 Is godfather to J.P. Mynster’s son, Christian Ludvig Nicolai Mynster (1820-1883), in the Church o... More