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Albert Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 – 1844)
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Neue Pinakothek (Munich, Germany)
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About this artwork
- Title: Adonis
- Artist: Albert Bertel Thorvaldsen
- Year: 1808
- Format: Tall
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Where to see it: Neue Pinakothek
- Movement: Neoclassical
- Period: 19th Century
- Corpus context: mythological subject matter focus , idealized male beauty form
- Purpose: Accent
Quick Facts
- Title: Adonis
- Notable elements or techniques: Contrapposto pose; carving
- Artist: Bertel Thorvaldsen
- Influences:
- Classical Greek art
- Roman sculpture