• Bertel Thorvaldsen

  1770-1844

Nemesis Reads Aloud the Deeds of the Human Beings to Jupiter

• Whole work's title

  Strength, Health, Justice, and Wisdom

• Production Date

  Presumably 1810 - 1828

• Type of Work / Object

  Sculpture > Relief

• Location

  • Denmark > Copenhagen > Thorvaldsens Museum > Main Floor > Room 6

• Inventory Number

  A324

• Catalogue Number

  A324

• Catalogue Level / Collection

  Thorvaldsen's Art > Thorvaldsen's Sculptures (A)

Explanation

• Nemesis is the goddess who punishes mankind’s pride and arrogance. Here, she is seen reading a list of the guilty. One of her feet is resting on the wheel of fortune. The eagle on the left is the symbol of Jupiter, the ruler of Olympus.

Motif / Theme

• Human > God > Zeus / Jupiter
• Human > Goddess > Nemesis

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