SASS, ELSE KAI. Thorvaldsens Portrætbuster. THORVALDSEN, BERTEL. - 3 bd. Kbhvn., Selskabet til udgivelse af danske Mindesmærker, G. E. C. Gad, 1963-65. 4to. XIII+546+(2); (4)+418; 292+(2) s. Med talr. illustrationer, mange helsides. Orig. halvperg. ¶ This richly illustrated work deals with Thorvaldsen's portrait busts and with some of his portrait medaillons. He is known to have modelled throughout his life, about 178 busts in all. However, only at a much later age than that of Thorvaldsen it was discovered what a treasure of artistic and portrait-historical value was hidden away in Thorvaldsen's Museum, amounting, in fact, to a whole international portrait gallery. The work has an extensive English preface, a Key for Non-Danish Readers and an annotated Catalogue in English of Thorvaldsen's Portrait Busts and Portrait Medaillons.
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