The Thorvaldsens Museum Archives

		An Open Archive of Written Sources Explore 10034 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
	Beyond Clichés When it comes to Thorvaldsen, myths and clichés abound. The Archives allows you to (re)read the sources critically, and interpret them afresh!		By the Numbers 10.034 Documents total 8.244 In Thorvaldsens Museum 1.790 In other archives 1771-72 Oldest 1896 (1841-42) Youngest 761 From Thorvaldsen 5.831 To Thorvaldsen 3.442 To and from others 3.338 In Italian 4.149 In Danish 1.747 In German 653 In French 93 In English 54 Other languages 40.941 Commentaries 447 Related Articles 415 Subjects 3.160 Persons
Find Thorvaldsen's Sculptures in the Archives		Hand-Picked Articles Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, Residencies Thorvaldsen's Collection of Paintings − a Colle... Thorvaldsen's Spoken and Written Language More
Selected Documents 1.1.1818 Contract between Thorvaldsen and G.B. Sommariva... 30.10.1819 Poem for Thorvaldsen sung at a party in the lit...	From Thorvaldsen's Network Emil Aarestrup Maria Callcott Stanislaus de Chaudoir Johan Wilhelm Negithon More		Nov 17 On this Day 17.11.1820 Visits Harrachsche Gemäldesammlung, Schönbornsche Gemäldegalerie and the art collection of Moritz... More