Thorvaldsen

or Thor·wald·sen

[ toor-vahl-suhn ]

noun

1. Albert Ber·tal [ahl, -be, r, t , bar, -t, uh, l], 1770–1844, Danish sculptor.

Thorvaldsen

/ ˈtɔrvalsən /

noun

1. ThorvaldsenBertel17701844MDanishARTS AND CRAFTS: sculptor Bertel (ˈbertəl). 1770–1844, Danish neoclassical sculptor

Example Sentences

Thorvaldsen, born a Lutheran, was a spectator in Rome of bigotry and skepticism, and took refuge in artistic impartiality.

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When he modelled this monument, Thorvaldsen had never seen a live lion.

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Thorvaldsen's position to the antique is influenced by the same ideas and presents a succession of almost parallel movements.

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By his abrupt return to the antique, Thorvaldsen as it were ignored the whole development of art since the days of the Greeks.

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The town possesses a statue to Thorvaldsen, the famous sculptor, who was of Icelandic descent.

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