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Herman Bissens skulptur på taget af Thorvaldens museum

THE GODDESS OF VICTORY ON THE ROOF

On the roof of the museum the goddess Victoria rides in triumph with her team of four horses and gives expression to the fame that Thorvaldsen achieved. The sculp­ture group was modelled by Thorvaldsen’s pupil Herman Wilhelm Bissen after a sketch by Thorvaldsen and donated by King Christian VIII.