Self Portrait

Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844)

The Danish artist Bertel Thorvaldsen is considered to be one of the greatest Euro
pean neoclassical sculptors. In this self portrait, he has shaped his face in the heroic style, and this is emphasised by its larger-than-life, semi-colossal dimensions. The inspiration from classical sculpture can also be seen in the elegantly wavy hair, which gives the portrait a sense of the ideal.

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• TITLE

  Self Portrait

• AUTHOR

  Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844)

• INVENTARIO

  182

• DATE

  c. 1810

• TYPE

  Sculpture

• TECNIQUE

  Marble

• DIMENSIONS

  62 cm

• SUBJECT

  Self Portrait

• SCUOLA PITTORICA

  Neoclassicism

• ROOM

  18