Forskellige udkast sml. relief " Adam og Eva" 1838 og "Atalante" relief: Villa Torlonia 1837. 1737 - 1837

This pen and ink drawing by Bertel Thorvaldsen, a prominent Danish sculptor, shows preliminary sketches for two reliefs. Thorvaldsen used this type of loose sketch to plan out compositions, often featuring figures in various poses and perspectives. The sketch on the bottom of the sheet shows a scene from "Adam and Eve" which he was commissioned to create for the Villa Torlonia in Rome. "Atalante" is also shown in a sketch at the top of the sheet. These sketches are now held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst in Denmark.