Education
Harboe studied under Stephan Sinding from 1887 to 1891 but, during a visit to Italy in 1888 and 1889, was inspired by the country"s Renaissance sculpture as well as by Greek art
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Rasmus Harboe
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He was a frequent collaborator with several of the leading Danish architects of his time, including Martin Nyrop. He had his debut at the Salon in Paris in 1892 and later exhibited at Charlottenborg in Copenhagen. From 1907 until 1920, Harboe collaborated routinely with architects such as Martin Nyrop, Hack Kampmann and Martin Borsch, creating reliefs and other statury for their buildings.
He designed the Hercules Fountain at Vesterbros Torv in Copenhagen (1913-1915) and created ceramic works for the porcelain manufacturer Aluminia.
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Thorvaldsen Medal; Eckersberg Medal Harboe received the Eckersberg Medal in 1914 and the Thorvaldsen Medal in 1948.
The Eckersberg Medal (originally the Akademiets Aarsmedaille or Annual Academy Medal) is an annual award of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts.; The Thorvaldsen Medal is awarded annually with few exceptions to a varying number of recipients by the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and is its highest distinction within the visual arts.The Eckersberg Medal (originally the Akademiets Aarsmedaille or Annual Academy Medal) is an annual award of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts.; The Thorvaldsen Medal is awarded annually with few exceptions to a varying number of recipients by the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and is its highest distinction within the visual arts.