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Reclining Shepherd, A70

Jakob Faurvig

Thorvaldsens Museum

Bertel Thorvaldsen
1770-1844

Reclining Shepherd

Whole work's title
John the Baptist Preaching

Production Date
No earlier than November 1821 - No later than October 1822
Type of Work / Object
Sculpture > Statue

Location
- Denmark > Copenhagen > Thorvaldsens Museum > Main Floor > North Corridor
Inventory Number
A70

Catalogue Number
A70
Catalogue Level / Collection
Thorvaldsen's Art > Thorvaldsen's Sculptures (A)

Motif / Theme

Human > Shepherd
Object > Tool > Staff > Shepherd's crook

Additional Catalogue Information

- Material
  Plaster
- Technique
  Cast
Version / Edition
Original Model

Dimension

Height 99 cm

Art Form / Craft
Sculpture

Culture / Period European > Modernity (1800 - 1914)
Art Movement / Style
- Neoclassicism

- Assistant
Giuseppe Tenerani

Owner
- Thorvaldsens Museum
- Acquisition Mode
  Bequest from Bertel Thorvaldsen
- Acquisition Date
  March 24, 1844

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https://kataloget.thorvaldsensmuseum.dk/en/A70

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