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Thorswaldsen and His Works, By J.M. Thiele Of Copenhagen 1869: Illustrated
by Thorwaldsen, J.M. Thiele, Translated by Paul C. Sinding
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1869. Very Good. -Original Rare- Thorwaldsen and His Works, By J.M. Thiele of Copenhagen Volume II Translated by Professor Paul C. Sinding Publisher-Printing Location: MacDonald Palmer New York; Published By John G.
1869 Size and Page Count: 10.7"" X 14"" Tall, approx. 161 pages Condition: Good to Very Good - some pages with a tear, on inside of cover Ex-libris bookplate of Rowland Hazard (Rhode Island Manufacturer, Politician, and Philosopher) with family crest and motto ""Sinceritas"", moderate foxing , a few pencil marks on endpages, Beautiful gilt page edges and gilt decorated boards. Illustrations Information: 78 full page illustrations ----An excellent opportunity for the collector, researcher or historian----
The First part of this publication describes each of his works
and the second part has a sketch of each of the works.
Quote from book: 'AÑ, the period that intervened between the year 1812, when Alexander's triumphal entry was executed, and the year 1814, Thorwaldsen seems, at least in a certain degree, to have lost sight of that circle of ideas which in the year 1812 occupied his artistic mind. He had at that time, as before mentioned, completed his Cupid, but the leading idea was, in his opinion, not yet clearly represented. He resumed, therefore, this work, and after making several important alterations, exhibited a CUPID TRIUMPHANT (4 feet 4in.) The mightiest Olympian Gods are subdued, but Cupid is still pondering on new conquests. He has deprived Jupiter of his thunderbolt and Mars of his helmet. On the trunk, on which he leans, he has hung the lyre of Apollo and the lion skin of Hercules. In his left hand he holds his bow, always ready to propel the arrow, and in his right he lifts up an arrow examining, whether it is keen enough to kill the rest of the celestials.' Cupid Triumphant A Mausoleum over Philip Bethmann Hollweg The Same with some Alterations Mausoleum over Baroness Von Schubarth Nessus and Dejanira portrait Statue of Lady Georgina Russell Praim and Achilles Night Day Portrait Statue of Countess Ostermann Hebe Ganymede Mausoleum over Countess Berkowsky The Danceress Mausoleum over Countess Pore Ganymede with the Eagle knelling fig The Shepherd's Boy Hope The Women at the Sepulchre of Christ Mercury, The Slayer of Argus Christ with His Desciples at the Lake of Tiberias Christ In Emmaus Mausoleum over Lady Newboock Mausoleum over Baroness Chandry Monument of Lord Maitland Portrait Statue of Princess Baryatinsky The Graces A Dying Lion Seiss Monument The Annunciation of the Virgin Mary The Baptism of Christ The Lord's Supper Three Angels with a Garland Portrait Statue of Prince Potocky Monument over Appiani Christ Peter Paul Matthew James the Son of Zebedee Thomas Philip James, The Son of Alpheus Simon Zelotes the Canaanite Bartholomew Andrew John Thaddeus John The Baptist Preaching in the Wilderness A recumbent Youth A sitting Scride A Mother with her Child A Father with his Son A Young Man John The Baptist A Handsome Youth A Haughty Pharisee A Hunter A Mother with Three Children A Shepherd The Monument of Corernicus Monument of Prince Poniatowsky Anacreon and Cupid The Angel of Baptism The Periods of Love A Bass Relief for Consolvi's Sarocophagus Pius the Seventh Sapientia Coelestis Fortitudo Divina Two Angles The whole Monument of the Pope Alying Lion Portrait Statue of Eugene, Duke of Leuchtenberg Clio the Muse of History The GenII of Life and Death Portrait Statue of Caroline Amilia The Knelling Angel of Baptism About: (Karl Albert) Bertel Thorvaldsen (ca. 1770 – 24 March 1844) was a Danish-Icelandic sculptor of international fame, who spent most of his life in Italy (from 1789–1838). Thorvaldsen was born in Copenhagen into a Danish/Icelandic family of humble means, and was accepted to the Royal Academy of Arts when he was eleven years old. Working part-time with his father, who was a wood carver, Thorvaldsen won many honors and medals at the academy. He was awarded a stipend to travel to Rome and continue his education. In Rome Thorvaldsen quickly made a name for himself as a sculptor. Maintaining a large workshop in the city, he worked in a heroic neo-classicist style. His patrons resided all over Europe. Upon his return to Denmark in 1838, Thorvaldsen was received as a national hero. The Thorvaldsens Museum was erected to house his works next to Christiansborg Palace. Thorvaldsen is buried within the courtyard of the museum. In his time, he was seen as the successor of master sculptor Antonio Canova. His strict adherence to classical norms has tended to estrange modern audiences. Among his more famous works are the statues of Nicolaus Copernicus and Jozef Poniatowski in Warsaw; the statue of Maximilian I in Munich; and the tomb monument of Pope Pius VII, the only work by a non-Italian in St. Peter's Basilica. -Wikipedia
78 full page illustrations--->>>
Cupid Triumphant
A Mausoleum over Philip Bethmann Hollweg
The Same with some Alterations
Mausoleum over Baroness Von Schubarth
Nessus and Dejanira
portrait Statue of Lady Georgina Russell
Praim and Achilles
Night
Day
Portrait Statue of Countess Ostermann
Hebe
Ganymede
Mausoleum over Countess Berkowsky
The Danceress
Mausoleum over Countess Pore
Ganymede with the Eagle knelling fig
The Shepherd's Boy
Hope
The Women at the Sepulchre of Christ
Mercury, The Slayer of Argus
Christ with His Desciples at the Lake of Tiberias
Christ In Emmaus
Mausoleum over Lady Newboock
Mausoleum over Baroness Chandry
Monument of Lord Maitland
Portrait Statue of Princess Baryatinsky
The Graces
A Dying Lion Seiss Monument
The Annunciation of the Virgin Mary
The Baptism of Christ
The Lord's Supper
Three Angels with a Garland
Portrait Statue of Prince Potocky
Monument over Appiani
Christ
Peter
Paul
Matthew
James the Son of Zebedee
Thomas
Philip
James, The Son of Alpheus
Simon Zelotes the Canaanite
Bartholomew
Andrew
John
Thaddeus
John The Baptist
Preaching in the Wilderness
A recumbent Youth
A sitting Scride
A Mother with her Child
A Father with his Son
A Young Man
John The Baptist
A Handsome Youth
A Haughty Pharisee
A Hunter
A Mother with Three Children
A Shepherd
The Monument of Corernicus
Monument of Prince Poniatowsky
Anacreon and Cupid
The Angel of Baptism
The Periods of Love
A Bass Relief for Consolvi's Sarocophagus
Pius the Seventh
Sapientia Coelestis
Fortitudo Divina
Two Angles
The whole Monument of the Pope
Alying Lion
Portrait Statue of Eugene, Duke of Leuchtenberg
Clio the Muse of History
The GenII of Life and Death
Portrait Statue of Caroline Amilia
The Knelling Angel of Baptism
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- Thorswaldsen and His Works, By J.M. Thiele Of Copenhagen 1869
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- Thorwaldsen, J.M. Thiele, Translated by Paul C. Sinding
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- Date Published
- 1869
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- 160
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- 10.7" X 14
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