The final phase of the history of Ancient Egypt is marked by the incursions of foreign powers and political unrest, but despite these violent... Læs mere
The Egyptians completely mastered the art of bronze-casting. This catalogue describes no fewer than 200 figures, many of which are small masterpieces.The collection... Læs mere
The collection of works by the sculptor H.W. Bissen is the largest representation of the work of an individual artist in Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. The brewer Carl... Læs mere
The Glyptoteks's large collection of Roman portraits, mainly acquired by the founder of the museum, the brewer Carl Jacobsen, in the decennia around 1900, comprises all... Læs mere
Ny Carlsberg Glyptoteks samling af romerske portrætter, som for størstedelens ved kommende blev erhvervet af museets grundlægger, bryggeren Carl Jacobsen, i årtierne... Læs mere
The Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek´s collection from the Near East is modest, but both select and wide-ranging.The chronological span is more than 7.000 years and... Læs mere
The representation of the body and soul of the human being was a crucial element in the concept of art embraced by Carl Jacobsen, founder of the Glyptotek. The works in this... Læs mere
Towards 1900, Danish sculptors were working in the shadow of Thorvaldsen, but without conviction. Carl Jacobsen saw sculpture as the bearer of an educative ideal, and... Læs mere
In 1886 the French painter Paul Gauguin embarked on a series of experiments with ceramics, which resulted in a long sequence of finished works. There were quite possibly as many... Læs mere
Egypts Graeco-Roman period, which covers the centuries around the birth of Christ, saw the cheap mass-production of a large number of terracotta figures, which... Læs mere
The late period of the Glyptotek´s Roman Portrait Collection includes the Severan Dynasty, the so-called soldier-emperors and individual emperors up to the time of... Læs mere
The Egypt of the New Kingdom (1550-1080 BC) was an imperialist military power whose rule extended beyond the Nile Valley, over what is today Syria, Lebanon, Israel... Læs mere