Jakob Faurvig Thorvaldsens Museum Bertel Thorvaldsen 1770-1844 Christ Blessing the Children Whole work's titleBaptismal Font Production DateNo earlier than June 1807 - No later than 1808 Type of Work / ObjectSculpture > Relief Location Denmark > Copenhagen > Thorvaldsens Museum > Upper Floor > Room 28 Inventory NumberA555,4 Catalogue NumberA555,4 Catalogue Level / CollectionThorvaldsen's Art > Thorvaldsen's Sculptures (A) Motif / Theme Human > Child Human > Man > Jesus Christ Additional Catalogue Information MaterialPlaster TechniqueCast Version / EditionOriginal Model Dimension Height 77.8 cm Width 72.5 cm Art Form / CraftSculpture Culture / Period European > Modernity (1800 - 1914) Art Movement / Style Neoclassicism Owner Thorvaldsens Museum Acquisition ModeBequest from Bertel Thorvaldsen Acquisition DateMarch 24, 1844 Permalinkhttps://kataloget.thorvaldsensmuseum.dk/en/A555,4 Sources / Literature Nanna Kronberg Frederiksen, Hjemsendelse af Thorvaldsens kunst 1833, 2016 2.11.1804 from Herman Schubart to Bertel Thorvaldsen 26.11.1804 from Herman Schubart to Bertel Thorvaldsen 7.12.1804 from Bertel Thorvaldsen to Herman Schubart 28.12.1804 from Herman Schubart to Bertel Thorvaldsen 4.3.1805 from Herman Schubart to Bertel Thorvaldsen 10.5.1805 from Herman Schubart to Bertel Thorvaldsen 26.7.1805 from Herman Schubart to Bertel Thorvaldsen 6.6.1807 from Bertel Thorvaldsen to Herman Schubart 6.6.1807 from Bertel Thorvaldsen to Herman Schubart 22.10.1808 from Bertel Thorvaldsen to Charlotte Schimmelmann 6.5.1815 from C.W. Eckersberg to J.F. Clemens, Christian David Gebauer, J.P. Møller 17.11.1808 from Charlotte Schimmelmann to Bertel Thorvaldsen 4.2.1809 from Bertel Thorvaldsen to Charlotte Schimmelmann Januar 1815 from Friederike Brun to Omnes 9.1.1815 from Herman Schubart to Bertel Thorvaldsen 2.12.1815 from P.O. Brøndsted to Bertel Thorvaldsen 5.12.1815 from Herman Schubart to Bertel Thorvaldsen 2.11.1817 from B.S. Ingemann, Børge Henrik Knap to Omnes 1818 from Redaktørerne ved Kunst-Blatt to Omnes 7.4.1818 from Christian 8. to Bertel Thorvaldsen 8.2.1820 from Friederike Brun, Redaktørerne ved Tilskueren to Omnes 17.2.1820 from Friederike Brun, Redaktørerne ved Kunst-Blatt to Omnes Sommer 1820 from Christian Molbech to Omnes 5.10.1820 from Redaktørerne ved Allgemeine Zeitung to Omnes 1827 from Bertel Thorvaldsen to NN Senest 4.2.1827 from Bertel Thorvaldsen to Christian 8. Senest 4.2.1827 from Bertel Thorvaldsen to Christian 8. Senest 4.2.1827 from Bertel Thorvaldsen to Christian 8. 4.2.1827 from Bertel Thorvaldsen to Christian 8. 4.2.1827 from Bertel Thorvaldsen to Slotsbygningskommissionen 7.2.1827 from Bertel Thorvaldsen to C.F. Hansen 12.2.1827 from Bertel Thorvaldsen to Kirkebygningskommissionen Marts 1827 from NN to Omnes 1828 from Angelo Maria Ricci to Omnes 8.1.1829 from Frederik Ferdinand Friis to Just Mathias Thiele August 1832 from NN to Omnes 24.11.1832 from Bertel Thorvaldsen to Slotsbygningskommissionen 16.5.1833 from Bertel Thorvaldsen to C.F. Hansen Før 8.8.1833 from NN to NN Før 8.8.1833 from NN to NN Før 8.8.1833 from NN to NN Før 8.8.1833 from NN to NN 27.9.1833 from Redaktørerne ved Kjøbenhavnsposten to Omnes 1.10.1833 from Redaktørerne ved Dagen to Omnes 6.2.1835 from Hermann Ernst Freund to Bertel Thorvaldsen 5.9.1839 from Islands Stiftsamtshus to Bertel Thorvaldsen Vinter 1840-41 from Christine Stampe to Omnes 1841 from Chr. K.F. Molbech to Omnes Før 25.5.1841 from Finnur Magnússon to Bertel Thorvaldsen Oktober 1841 from Christine Stampe to Omnes Efter 30.3.1844 from NN, Caspar Claudius Rosenhoff to Omnes 11.4.1844 from E.A. Hagen to Omnes 10.5.1844 from Redaktørerne ved Dansk Ugeskrift, N.L. Høyen to Omnes Oktober 1815 from Peder Hjort to Omnes Laila Skjøthaug: Catalogue of Bertel Thorvaldsen's Works, Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844), 2015, 95.a Margrethe Floryan: Kristus. Thorvaldsens statue i Vor Frue Kirke. Æstetisk, historisk og liturgisk set, 2020
