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Then take a spin through the smaller rooms that ring the central courtyard.
Each of these is dominated by one big work—mostly classical subjects drawn
from mythology. At the far end of the building stand the plaster models for the
iconic
Risen Christ
and the 12 Apostles (the final marble versions stand in the
Cathedral of Our Lady—see
here
). Peek into the central courtyard to see the
tombofThorvaldsenhimself.Speakingofwhich,continuingintothenextrow
of rooms, look for Thorvaldsen's (very flattering) self-portrait, leaning buffly
against a partially finished sculpture.
Upstairs, get into the mind of the artist by perusing his personal posses-
sions and the private collection of paintings from which he drew inspiration.
