Name three great sculptors and, more than likely, Michelangelo, Donatello, or Gian Lorenzo Bernini would first come to your mind. But what about Bertel Thorvaldsen? He believed the only way to become a great artist was to copy classical art. And he became one of the best neoclassical sculptors of his time.
Even Italian sculptor Antonio Canova, whom many believe to be the greatest neoclassical sculptor, admired Thorvaldsen’s work.
