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The statue represents Absalon as a military commander, mounted on a rearing horse, wearing mail and a helmet, holding an axe in his right hand. The statue faces Christiansborg Palace on Slotsholmen, where Absalon's bishop's castle once stood, but he turns his head to the right, looking in the direction of Copenhagen City Hall. Decorations on ...
The bronze sculptures of the Merman and his sons as seen from the canal. A closer look at the sculptures. Agnete and the Merman is a group of bronze sculptures in Copenhagen, Denmark, located underwater in the Slotsholm Canal next to the Højbro Bridge. It has been referred to as one of the least-known works of art in Copenhagen. [1]
The equestrian statue of Absalon was designed by Vilhelm Bissen. It depicts Absalon as a military commander, mounted on a rearing horse, wearing a mail, holding an axe in his right hand, and looking towards Christiansborg Palace on Slotsholmen where he built his castle in 1167.The statue stands on a high plinth which was designed by Martin ...
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The Thorvaldsen Museum in Copenhagen Bertel Thorvaldsen: Christus (1824), Church of Our Lady, Copenhagen. Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770–1844) is the most famous Danish sculptor, recognized across Europe as one of the leading Neoclassical sculptors. After entering the Art Academy in Copenhagen when he was only 11, he went on to win all four of the ...
The equestrian statue of Christian V, located in the centre of Kongens Nytorv, is the oldest of five equestrian statues of Danish monarchs in Copenhagen, Denmark.The equestrian statue was created by the French sculptor Abraham-César Lamoureux, inspired by French equestrian statues that had themselves been based on the Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius. [1]
Statue of Peter Jansen Wessel Tordenskiold, Copenhagen; Statue of Søren Kierkegaard; T. Trold, der vejrer kristenblod; Two Lions (sculpture) W. Water Art