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Danish sculpture as a nationally recognized art form can be traced back to 1752 when Jacques Saly was commissioned to execute a statue of King Frederick V of Denmark on horseback. While Bertel Thorval
Equestrian bronze statue of King Frederik V created in Neoclassical style by Jacques Saly in 1768
Removal from the Cross at Ribe Cathedral (ca. 1175)
Johannes Wiedewelt:Frederik V's sarcophagus (1769) in Roskilde Cathedral
The Thorvaldsen Museum in Copenhagen
The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts has provided education in the arts for more than 250 years, playing its part in the development of the art of Denmark.
Model Class at the academy c. 1824 (Lorentzen)
Model Class at the academy 1826 (Bendz)
Plaster cast collection 1843 (Exner)