Which Danish sculptor created the "Christus" statue in Copenhagen?

Bertel Thorvaldsen created the Christus statue in Copenhagen. The white Carrara marble figure of the resurrected Jesus stands in the Church of Our Lady, Copenhagen’s Evangelical Lutheran cathedral.

Thorvaldsen received the commission in 1819 while the church was being rebuilt after its destruction during the British bombardment of Copenhagen in 1807. Christus was part of a larger decorative program that included figures of the apostles, a baptismal font, and other furnishings. A plaster model was ready for the church’s consecration in 1829, and the marble statue replaced it in November 1833.

The statue shows Christ with his arms extended and the wounds of the Crucifixion visible in his hands. Its base carries the Danish inscription “Kommer til mig,” meaning “Come unto me,” referring to Matthew 11:28.

A frequent mix-up is treating famous replicas as the original. Thorvaldsen’s Christus has been reproduced widely, including versions associated with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but the original remains in Copenhagen. Thorvaldsen’s museum there preserves the plaster model.