Grand Tour Sculpture of the Lion of Lucerne

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Robert Schreuder Antiquair
Professional Seller
Name
Grand Tour Sculpture of the Lion of Lucerne
Measurements
Height: 19 cm, Width: 40 cm, Depth: 18 cm
Reference
ROBA130611
Makers
Thorvaldsen (creator)
Techniques
Carved, Sculpted
Colors
Green, Silver, Gray, Black
Categories
Fine Art Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Styles
Grand Tour Louis XVI Neoclassical Romantic
Periods
19th Century Antique last quarter 19th century
Origins
Italy
Origin and period
Italy
Description
After Bertel Thorvaldsen: a finely sculpted serpentine marble lion of Lucerne.
In 1818-1819, the famous Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844) produced a model for a monument to the Swiss Guards who had fought in Paris in defense of King Louis XVI during the storming of the Tuileries by revolutionary forces on August 10, 1792. The monument Dying Lion (The Lucerne Lion) was ultimately carved in colossal size, following Thorvaldsen’s model, directly into a cliff face in Lucerne’s Glacier Garden where it was unveiled in 1821.
Dating to the last quarter of the 19th century, our serpentine model is a typical souvenir of a Grand Tour of Italy and Switserland. Thorvaldsen worked for a long period in Italy where he was regarded by travelers on Grand Tour as the most important sculptor of the Neoclassical and early Romantic periods, along with Italian sculptor Antonia Canova.

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