Carlsberg Gallery

Hernan Wilhelm Bissen (1798-1868). Margaret I of Denmark (1

Hernan Wilhelm Bissen (1798-1868). Danish sculptor. Margaret I of Denmark (1353-1412) (left), Philippa of England (1394-1430) (center) and Dagmar of Bohemia (1186-1212) (right). Sculpture, 1856. Ny Carlsberg Glytotek. Copenhagen. Denmark

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Greek Art. Archaic Period. Winged goddes who tamed wild anim

Greek Art. Archaic Period. Winged goddes who tamed wild animals. In this case two lions. Had been introduced into Greece and Italy in the 8th century BC by merchants and itinerants artisans. Terracotta. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark

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Athena. Statue. Goddess of Wisdom and War. From Rome 2nd

Athena. Rome 2nd century AD. Marble. The helmet is pushed up on her forehead. It was decorated with a sphinx, while the cheek guards have ram's horns in relief. Monsters on helmets and shields were to scare the enemy and protect the bearer against evil. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen, Denmark

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