The Sculpture of Bertel Thorwaldsen

Bertel Thorwaldsen (1770-1844), Danish Neoclassic Sculptor.
All Sculptures in the Thorwaldsen Museum, Copenhagen.
Photos by Jeffery Howe.

Jason, 1803-1828	Jason, 1803-28
Venus, 1813-16	Venus, 1813-16
Three graces, 1817-19	Three graces, 1817-19	Three graces, 1817-19	Three graces, 1817-19
Achilles and Briseis, 1803	Priam Pleads with Achilles,  1815	Cupid, 1827
Jupiter and Ganymede, 1817	Jupiter and Ganymede, 1817
Christ, 1823	Lord Byron, 1831
Lion of Lucerne, 1821	M.G. Bindeboll: Thorwaldsen  Museum, Copenhagen,  1839-48

1. Jason and the Golden Fleece, marble, 1803-1828.
2. Jason and the Golden Fleece, marble, 1803-1828.
3. Venus with the apple awarded by Paris, marble, 1813-16.
4. Venus with the apple awarded by Paris, marble, 1813-16.
5. Cupid and the Three Graces, marble, 1817-19.
6. Cupid and the Three Graces, marble, 1817-19.
7. Cupid and the Three Graces, marble, 1817-19.
8. Cupid and the Three Graces, marble, 1817-19.
9. Cupid Received by Anacreon, marble, 1827 (plaster 1823).
10. Briseis led away from Achilles by the Heralds of Agamemnon, plaster, 1803.
11. Priam pleads with Achilles for Hector's body, plaster, 1815.
12. Ganymede with Jupiter's Eagle, marble, 1817.
13. Ganymede with Jupiter's Eagle, marble, 1817.
14. Christ, plaster, 1823. (marble version 1839 in Church of Our Lady, Copenhagen)
15. Lord Byron, plaster, 1831. Lower panel: The Genius of Poetry.