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The majority of Thorvaldsen's most distinctive sculptures are reinterpretations of classical antiquity figures or themes. The Alexander frieze in Rome's Palazzo del Quirinale, constructed in only three months in anticipation of Napoleon's visit, shows how he could work with a frenzied zeal at times. The massive sequence of statues of Christ and the Twelve Apostles (1821–27) in Copenhagen's Vor Frue Kirke are religious sculptures. He also created a large number of portrait busts of his contemporaries.
