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Wednesday, April 12, 2006
home! abroad. home again!
Thorvaldsens Museum: April 12 to June 25 2006
Rome’s famous historical sights, the Coliseum, the Forum, Monte Pincio and the Pantheon have fascinated artists and tourists over the ages. As a result, Bertel Thorvaldsen, who lived in Rome for many years, acquired an extensive collection of paintings with motifs from the city executed by the leading artists of the time. The collection is on permanent exhibition on the 1st floor in Thorvaldsens Museum, where the artist Søren Lose has now created a photographic installation. With the exhibition home! abroad. home again! he creates an interplay between Thorvaldsen’s collection of paintings and the contemporary art of his own day. ...