Thorvaldsen Medal

In 1866, it was renamed the Thorvaldsen Exhibition Medal (Thorvaldsenske Udstillings-Medaille), and from 1923 it has been known under its current name.

• Name — Thorvaldsen Medal • Sponsor — Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts • Country — Denmark • Former Name — Exhibition Medal (18371865) Thorvaldsen Exhibition Medal (18661023) • Holder Label — Current Winner

The medal is executed in silver and designed by the sculptor Christen Christensen (1806–1845) in connection with Thorvaldsen's homecoming from Rome in 1838.

align="center" • Year — Laureate — Winning work — Ref(s) • 1839 — Martinus Rørbye — — A Turkish notary drawing up a marriage contract in front of the Kiliç Ali Pasha Mosque, Tophane, Constantinople • 1841 — Wilhelm Marstrand — — Scene of the October celebrations in Rome (Scene af oktoberfesten i Rom) • 1842 — Bertel Thorvaldsen — Honorary medal • 1843 — Johan Vilhelm Gertner — Stiftsprovst Trydes Portræt — Source • 1845 — P. C. Skovgaard — — Scene from Tisvilde Woods (Parti ved Udkanten af Tisvilde Skov) • — View of Skarrit Lake (Udsigt over Skarrit Sø) • 1846 — Anton Melbye — — Eddystone Lighthouse (Eddystone Fyrtaarn) • 1847 — Jens Adolf Jerichau • 1849 — Godtfred Rump — Scene from Himmelbjerget (Parti fra Himmelbjerget) • 1853 — Julius Exner — — Visiting Grandfather ("Besøget gos bedstefar") • 1858 — Elisabeth Jerichau Baumann • 1860 — Frederik Vermehren — — Huslig Syssel i en fattig Bondestue; en Kone bælger Ærter • 1860 — William Hammer — — Grain and fruits under an apple tree ("Korn og Fruget under et Æbletræ") — Source • 1860 — Theobald Stein — Neapolitan fishing boy, carrying a pitcher("Neapolitansk Fiskerdreng, bærende en Vandkrukke") • 1861 — Christen Dalsgaard — — (En Kones højtidelige Kirkegang efter Barselfærd) • 1864 — Carl Bloch — En romersk gadebarber

• Year || Recipient || Field • 1926 — Karl Jensen — Painter • 1927 — Fritz Syberg — Painter • 1930 — Carl J. Bonnesen — Sculptor • 1932 — Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen — Sculptor • 1933 — Niels Larsen Stevns — Painter • 1934 — Johan Rohde — Painter • 1936 — Niels Hansen Jacobsen — Sculptor • 1937 — Niels Skovgaard Gerhard Henning — Sculptor Sculptor • 1940 — Sigurd Swane Mogens Bøggild — Painter Sculptor • 1941 — Johannes Larsen Aksel Jørgensen — Painter Painter • 1942 — Olaf Rude — Painter • 1943 — Oluf Høst — Painter • 1944 — Einar Utzon-Frank Johannes C. Bjerg Hans Knudsen Svend Hammershøi — Sculptor Sculptor Painter Painter • 1946 — Jens Søndergaard Axel P. Jensen — Painter Painter • 1948 — Rasmus Harboe Jais Nielsen — Sculptor Painter • 1950 — Jean Gauguin Adam Fischer — Sculptor Sculptor • 1951 — Ebba Carstensen — Painter • 1952 — Elof Risebye Ole Søndergaard — Painter Architect • 1954 — Astrid Noack — Sculptor • 1956 — Laura Brun-Pedersen — Painter • 1957 — William Scharff — Painter • 1960 — Henrik Starcke — Sculptor • 1961 — Erik Hoppe — Painter • 1963 — Carl-Henning Pedersen Palle Nielsen Axel Poulsen — Painter Painter Sculptor • 1964 — Georg Jacobsen — Painter • 1965 — Niels Lergaard Jørgen Gudmundsen-Holmgreen — Painter Sculptor • 1966 — Harald Leth Svend Johansen — Painter Painter • 1967 — Henry Heerup Lauritz Hartz Robert Jacobsen — Painter Painter Sculptor • 1968 — Richard Mortensen Povl Christensen Knud Nellemose — Painter Painter Sculptor • 1969 — Ejler Bille Paul Gadegaard — Painter Painter • 1970 — Wilhelm Freddie — Painter • 1971 — Knud Agger Peter Alsing Nielsen Sonja Ferlov Mancoba — Painter Painter Sculptor • 1972 — Søren Hjorth Nielsen Erik Thommesen — Painter Sculptor • 1973 — Karl Bovin Else Alfelt Willy Ørskov — Painter Painter Sculptor • 1974 — Søren Georg Jensen — Painter • 1975 — Gunnar Westman — Sculptor • 1976 — Anna Klindt Sørensen Gottfred Eickhoff — Painter Sculptor • 1977 — Franciska Clausen Bent Sørensen — Painter Sculptor • 1978 — Sven Dalsgaard Ole Schwalbe Ole Kielberg — Painter Painter Painter • 1979 — Jørgen Haugen Sørensen Dan Sterup-Hansen — Sculptor Painter • 1980 — Gunnar Aagaard Andersen — Painter • 1983 — Kasper Heiberg — Painter • 1984 — Arne Haugen Sørensen Mogens Andersen Jane Muus — Painter Painter Painter • 1985 — Ib Braase — Sculptor • 1986 — Frede Christoffersen Else Fischer-Hansen Rasmus Nellemann — Painter Painter Painter • 1987 — Per Kirkeby — Painter • 1988 — Albert Mertz — Painter • 1989 — Jørn Larsen — Painter • 1990 — Christian Daugaard — Painter • 1991 — Ib Geertsen — Painter • 1982 — Hein Heinsen Egon Fischer — Sculptor Sculptor • 1994 — Mogens Møller — Sculptor • 1995 — Sven Havsteen-Mikkelsen — Painter • 1996 — Bjørn Nørgaard — Sculptor • 1997 — John Olsen Richard Winther — Painter Painter • 1998 — Stig Brøgger — Painter • 1999 — Torben Ebbesen Jørgen Boberg — Sculptor Painter • 2000 — Thomas Bang Kirsten Lockenwitz Ingálvur av Reyni — Sculptor Sculptor Painter • 2001 — Ole Sporring — Painter • 2002 — Kirsten Ortwed — Sculptor • 2003 — Ingvar Cronhammar — Sculptor • 2004 — Troels Wörsel — Painter • 2005 — Kirsten Justesen Jytte Rex — Sculptor Painter • 2006 — Jørgen Rømer — Painter • 2008 — Erik Hagens — Painter • 2009 — Christian Lemmerz — Sculptor • 2010 — Morten Stræde Elisabeth Toubro — Sculptor Sculptor • 2011 — Eva Koch Freddie A. Lerche — Sculptor Painter • 2012 — Kirsten Klein — Photographer • 2013 — Olafur Eliasson Kirsten Dehlholm — Painter Painter • 2014 — Martin Erik Andersen — Sculptor • 2015 — Per Bak Jensen Viera Collaro — Photographer Sculptor • 2016 — Jesper Christiansen (artist) Erik August Frandsen Jytte Høy — Visual artist Painter Visual artist • 2017 — Finn Reinbothe — Visual artist • 2018 — Lone Høyer Hansen — Sculptor • 2019 — Eric Andersen — Visual artist • 2020 — Poul Pedersen — Visual artist