Thorvaldsen

albert bertal
[ahl-bert bar-tuh l] /ˈɑl bɛrt ˈbær təl/ (show ipa), 1770–1844, danish sculptor.
historical examples

no less abortive was thorvaldsen’s undertaking of a great monument intended to commemorate the re-establishment of poland.
a history of the nineteenth century, year by year edwin emerson

he entered upon this thorvaldsen’s friends task with enthusiasm.
a history of the nineteenth century, year by year edwin emerson

thorvaldsen, born a lutheran, was a spectator in rome of bigotry and skepticism, and took refuge in artistic impartiality.
lippincott’s magazine of popular literature and science various

thorvaldsen was the son of an icelandic sailor, who incidentally earned a living by carving wooden figure-heads for ships.
a history of the nineteenth century, year by year edwin emerson

despite the urgent requests of his countrymen, thorvaldsen would not be weaned from rome.
a history of the nineteenth century, year by year edwin emerson

yet thorvaldsen did not the great sculptor’s career fulfil his contract with hope until fourteen years had p-ssed.
a history of the nineteenth century, year by year edwin emerson

on thorvaldsen’s return to rome, his stay there was brought to an end by an epidemic of cholera.
a history of the nineteenth century, year by year edwin emerson

mendelssohn would play on the piano in thorvaldsen’s studio at rome, while the sculptor worked on his models.
a history of the nineteenth century, year by year edwin emerson

it was not by mere chance that hegel and thorvaldsen were born within a few months of each other in the year 1770.
main currents in nineteenth century literature – 6. young germany georg brandes

thorvaldsen’s “night” is only the stillness of night, the night in which men sleep.
main currents in nineteenth century literature – 1. the emigrant literature georg brandes

noun
bertel (ˈbertəl). 1770–1844, danish neocl-ssical sculptor