Dante and Virgil on the back of Geryon
Catalogue
- Year
- 1790
- Medium
- Black and white chalk
- Dimensions
- sheet: 13 3/16 x 10 3/4 in. (33.5 x 27.3 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Bertel Thorvaldsen
Artist
Sculpture
Albert Bertel Thorvaldsen was a Danish-Icelandic sculptor and medalist of international fame, who spent most of his life (1797–1838) in Italy. Thorvaldsen was born in Copenhagen into a working-class Danish/Icelandic family, and was accepted to the Royal Danish Academy of Art at the age of eleven. 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.
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Record
Verified by WattsOS- Artist
- Bertel Thorvaldsen
- Year
- 1790
- Medium
- Black and white chalk
- Dimensions
- sheet: 13 3/16 x 10 3/4 in. (33.5 x 27.3 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1790-T006498
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified