Glyptotek Munich in Germany, health resort Munich
Rating: 7,9/10 (1333 votes)  Glyptotek Munich – collection of ancient Greek and Roman sculpture. This is the name of the building in Munich, where the collection is located. Among the masterpieces of the Glyptotek – Faun Barberini and figures from the pediments of the Temple of Aphaia from the island of Aegina, included in the collection in 1813. The Glyptotek building was built by order of Crown Prince Ludwig, the future king, at Konigsplatz square, which, in turn, was built in 1815 by the architect Leo von Klenze. The building has thirteen halls of various shapes – rectangular, square and round. They are surrounded by a courtyard. The central part of the building rises above these halls. There are twelve Ionic columns at the entrance, and the pediment composition above the entrance by Johann Martin von Wagner is dedicated to Athena. Outside, the walls are decorated with niches and sculptures. The sculptures depict mythological and historical figures of art. For example, on the facade overlooking the Konigsplatz square, there are sculptures of Prometheus, Daedalus, Hadrian, Phidias, Pericles and Hephaestus. On the east and west sides of the Glyptotek building, there are portraits of Renaissance architects and sculptors of the early 19th century. During the Second World War, the Glyptotek was destroyed and reopened in 1972. But the frescoes created in the years 1820-1830. Peter Cornelius, were lost. Only isolated fragments of images of ancient Greek gods have survived. The National Gallery in Berlin today contains sketches of these frescoes. Exhibits from the Glyptotek collection, among which sculptures, mosaics and reliefs, cover the period from the archaic (about 650 BC) to late Rome (about 400 AD). The collection was collected, first of all, thanks to King Ludwig I, who since 1804 has been engaged in the acquisition of works of antique sculpture. His art advisor, Martin von Wagner, acquired the Faun Barberini in 1813. in Rome and valuable pediment figures from the Aegian temple of Aphaia in Greece. Later, in 1815-1816, Leo von Klenze bought at an auction in Paris images of the goddess Eirene and Diomedes, found in Rome. Among other outstanding exhibits – Ilionaeus from the Prague collection of Rudolf II, Apollo of Shadow and 'Munich Kouros', 'Discobolus of Esquiline' ('Discobolus' raquo; Miron).       We also recommend reading Bavarian National Museum in Germany, Munich health resort Topic: Glyptotek Munich in Germany, health resort Munich. |
