SCULPTOR

Bertel Thorvaldsen

1770 - 1844

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Albert Bertel Thorvaldsen (Danish: [ˈpɛɐ̯tl̩ ˈtsʰɒːˌvælˀsn̩]; sometimes given as Thorwaldsen; 19 November 1770 – 24 March 1844) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bertel Thorvaldsen has received more than 459,839 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2019). Bertel Thorvaldsen is the 12th most popular sculptor (up from 13th in 2019), the 34th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 33rd in 2019) and the most popular Danish Sculptor.

Bertel Thorvaldsen is most famous for his sculptures of the Greek gods and goddesses.

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  • 70.13

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 49

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 12.26

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.42

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SCULPTORS

Among sculptors, Bertel Thorvaldsen ranks 12 out of 258. Before him are Polykleitos, Camille Claudel, Lorenzo Ghiberti, Alberto Giacometti, Lysippos, and Antonio Canova. After him are Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, Constantin Brâncuși, Giambologna, Scopas, Henry Moore, and Nicola Pisano.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1770, Bertel Thorvaldsen ranks 5. Before him are Ludwig van Beethoven, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Frederick William III of Prussia, and Friedrich Hölderlin. After him are Louis-Nicolas Davout, William Wordsworth, François Gérard, Adam Jerzy Czartoryski, Princess Carolina of Parma, Theodoros Kolokotronis, and Anton Reicha. Among people deceased in 1844, Bertel Thorvaldsen ranks 6. Before him are John Dalton, Joseph Smith, Charles XIV John of Sweden, Joseph Bonaparte, and Louis Antoine, Duke of Angoulême. After him are Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, Ivan Krylov, Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, Charles Nodier, and Flora Tristan.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Bertel Thorvaldsen ranks 34 out of 1,032. Before him are Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (1946), Christian VIII of Denmark (1786), Henrik Pontoppidan (1857), Frederick V of Denmark (1723), Frederick VI of Denmark (1768), and Lars von Trier (1956). After him are Frederick III of Denmark (1609), Valdemar II of Denmark (1170), Frederick VII of Denmark (1808), Maria Feodorovna (1847), Valdemar IV of Denmark (1320), and Victor Borge (1909).

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Among SCULPTORS In Denmark

Among sculptors born in Denmark, Bertel Thorvaldsen ranks 1. After him are Olafur Eliasson (1967), Robert Jacobsen (1912), and Jens Galschiøt (1954).

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