Bertel Thorvaldsen, Christus (Christ)
The internationally famous Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen (1789–1838) was asked to produce a series of colossal statues of Christ, John the Baptist, and the apostles for the new Neoclassical Vor Frue Kirke of Denmark. Of these, Christus (Christ) has become best-known. Copies of the sculpture, of...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2013
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Conversations
Year: 2014 |
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Sculpture
B Lutheranism B Augsburg Confession B Denmark B Christian B Protestantism B Bertel Thorvaldsen B Christianity |
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| Summary: | The internationally famous Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen (1789–1838) was asked to produce a series of colossal statues of Christ, John the Baptist, and the apostles for the new Neoclassical Vor Frue Kirke of Denmark. Of these, Christus (Christ) has become best-known. Copies of the sculpture, often true to size or even larger, can be found around the world. |
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| Physical Description: | 4 |
| ISSN: | 2475-241X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Conversations
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.22332/con.obj.2014.41 |