Jan Zahle Thorvaldsens Museum Bertel Thorvaldsen 1770-1844 Monument to Johann Gutenberg Work part's titleJohann Gutenberg Work part's titleThe Invention of the Printing Press Work part's titleThe Invention of the Movable Types Production Date1836 Type of Work / ObjectSculpture > ReliefSculpture > Monument Location Germany > Rhineland-Palatinate > Mainz > Gutenbergplatz Catalogue NumberAX39 Catalogue Level / CollectionThorvaldsen's Art > Thorvaldsen's Sculptures (AX) Motif / Theme Human > Man > Johann Gutenberg Additional Catalogue Information MaterialMetal > Bronze TechniqueCast Version / EditionBronze Version Dimension Scale / FormatColossal Art Form / CraftSculpture Culture / Period European > Modernity (1800 - 1914) Art Movement / Style Neoclassicism SkabelsesstedItaly > Lazio > Rome Assistant Charles Crozatier Creation PlaceFrance > Paris Creation Date1836 CommissionerGutenberg-kommissionen Commission DateAugust 8, 1832 Owner Byen Mainz Acquisition ModePurchased from Bertel Thorvaldsen Permalinkhttps://kataloget.thorvaldsensmuseum.dk/en/AX39 Sources / Literature Laila Skjøthaug: Catalogue of Bertel Thorvaldsen's Works, Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844), 2015, 473.1
