Thorvaldsen Medal
The Thorvaldsen Medal is awarded annually with few exceptions to a varying number of recipients by the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and is its highest distinction within the visual arts. It is named after the sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen.
The medal was founded in 1837 as the Exhibition Medal and awarded for talented works in the Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition in the Charlottenborg Palace. In 1866, it was renamed the Thorvaldsen Exhibition Medal, and from 1923 it has been known under its current name.The medal is executed in silver and designed by the sculptor in connection with Thorvaldsen's homecoming from Rome in 1838.Recipients
Exhibition Medal recipients
Thorvaldsen Medal recipients
