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artistic skill, that one can directly perceive that not
only have the best artists been employed on them,
but also that the work lias been to them a labor
o f love.
In this noble temple o f art are preserved the
magnificent works and treasures o f art which Thor
valdsen presented to Denmark.
It would occupy too much space to give a
description o f the contents, and, where all is ex
cellence, it is difficult to select; but it m ay interest
the visitor to know what the Sculptor him self was
most satisfied w ith ,
and which he considered
his best productions — and these are : H is
last
(/roup o f the Graces
;
the
Shepherd B o y
;
and
the
Mercurius.
H ow ever, the
A d o n is,
in the
possession of the K ing o f B a v a r ia , he considered
his
Chef-d’œuvre
;
on beholding which Canova
exclaim ed: "I w isli I were young a g a in !”
Messrs. Bing and Son o f Kronprindsensgade
have published a volume o f Engravings of the
whole of Thorvaldsen’s works.
The Building is open to the p u b lic, free o f
charge, from 1st. Decern, to 30th. April, every
W ednesday from 11— 2 o’clock.
From 1st. May
to 31st. August, every Tuesday from 11— 2 o’clock,
and every Friday from 4 — 7 o’clock.
From 1st.
Septr. to 30th. Nov. every Tuesday and Friday