The Thorvaldsens Museum Archives

		An Open Archive of Written Sources Explore 10178 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 10.178 Documents total 8.247 In Thorvaldsens Museum 1.931 In other archives 1771-72 Oldest 1896 (1841-42) Youngest 764 From Thorvaldsen 5.832 To Thorvaldsen 3.582 To and from others 3.341 In Italian 4.228 In Danish 1.807 In German 654 In French 94 In English 54 Other languages 43.315 Commentaries 452 Related Articles 420 Subjects 3.194 Persons
Find Thorvaldsen's Sculptures in the Archives		Hand-Picked Articles From Genii to Angels and Back The country bumpkin and the donkey-rider in the... Thorvaldsen's Wills More
Selected Documents April/May 1844 Holst writes about the party celebrating Thorva... 30.10.1819 Poem for Thorvaldsen sung at a party in the lit...	From Thorvaldsen's Network Stanislaus de Chaudoir A.F. Elmquist Kunstakademiet, København Lars Peter Robert More		Jul 24 On this Day 24.7.1842 Excursion to Frascati, Tusculum and San Silvestro with Johan Bravo, Johann Martin von Wagner, C.F... More