Panel Entitled "Night"

Bertel ThorvaldsenWW-1801-000694

1801·Cross stitch and beads on canvas·40.7 × 42 cm (16 × 16 1/2 in.)

Gift of Mrs. Potter Palmer II

Catalogue

Year: 1801
Medium: Cross stitch and beads on canvas
Dimensions: 40.7 × 42 cm (16 × 16 1/2 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: Bertel Thorvaldsen

Artist

Bertel Thorvaldsen

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.

Copenhagen

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