This museum was mentioned in our canal tour and was recommended highly by the guide. I thought it was a mixed museum however it is dedicated to only one-artist. Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844) studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Art. At the age of 27 he travelled to Rome and established a successful studio. When he returned home to Copenhagen (1838) he was welcomed as a hero.
He donated his collection to the nation. The king granted the Royal Coach House for the museum and it was designed by Michael Gottlieb Bindesbøll and opened its doors as the first public art museum in Denmark in 1848. The building was conceived as a mausoleum with more than 100 rooms! You can find the grave of the artist at the centre of the courtyard.
Maximilian I – Bertel ThorvaldsenThe amazing lapis colourThe three Graces and Cupid – Bertel ThorvaldsenVenus with an apple – Bertel Thorvaldsen, 1809Jason with the Golden Fleece – Bertel Thorvaldsen, 1803Hebe – Bertel Thorvaldsen, 1816Mars and Cupid – Bertel Thorvaldsen,1862The Goddess of Hope – Bertel Thorvaldsen, 1859Vulcan – Bertel Thorvaldsen, 1838Mercury about to Kill Argus – Bertel Thorvaldsen, 1822Monument to Józef Poniatowski – Bertel Thorvaldsen, 1826Christ, 12 disciples and a baptismal font in the shape of an angel holding a shell for the waterThe three Graces and Cupid – Bertel Thorvaldsen, 1864Amore trionfante – Bertel Thorvaldsen, 1814Ganymede and the eagle – Bertel Thorvaldsen, 1817Ghazi al-Din Haidar I – Bertel Thorvaldsen, 1824 Napoleon I – Bertel Thorvaldsen, 1804 Hercules – Bertel Thorvaldsen, 1843
