Allegory of Day
Neoclassical School, after Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770–1844)
Circular relief medallion carved in alabaster, based on the renowned Night and Day composition by Bertel Thorvaldsen, the celebrated Danish neoclassical sculptor.
Set in a gilt bronze frame.
Diameter: 76 cm
(Visible damage and areas of restoration)
🎨 Related artwork:
– Bertel Thorvaldsen, Night and Day, 1821, marble, diameter 72 cm, Brescia, Musei Civici d’Arte e Storia, Pinacoteca Tosio Martinengo, inv. N. SC.4
📚 Reference literature:
– Elena di Majo, Bjarne Jornaes, Bertel Thorvaldsen, Danish Sculptor in Rome, exhibition catalog, Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna, Rome, 1989, model No. 31, pp. 163–165
