Visit the Thorvaldsens Museum in Copenhagen to see the complete collection of the sculptures and art gallery of the Danish classical sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen. The purpose-built Thorvaldsens Museum is a gallery to display sculptures, copies, models, and sketches of all the works produced by Bertel Thorvaldsen, as well as his own collection of art, antiquities, and coins. … [Read more...]
See Ganymede Sculptures in the Thorvaldsens Museum in Copenhagen
Sculptures of Ganymede — the handsome mortal snatched from earth by an eagle to become cupbearer for the gods on Mount Olympus — are favorites in the Thorvaldsens Museum in Copenhagen, Denmark. Bertel Thorvaldsen, a famous Danish sculptor that worked mostly from Rome during the 19th century, made several sculptures of Ganymede. The best one is of Ganymede and the eagle of … [Read more...]