Ancient Greek and Roman Sculptures and Statues Glyptotek Museum Tour Munich Germany

It's interesting about the form of the pet, and for example, this is a satyr, a half man, half goat, and this is a man. Satyrs were, this is one of his depictions, huntsmen. Hunting was a sport that was rarely, that was enjoyed only by the very rich aristocrats. Notice the little hound dog. This again is some funerary, it's the same thing about funerary, to capture the achievement that was buried. And it's usually something that we're able to. Right now we're entering into the room of the temple that was found on the, in ruins on the top of a genome. So in the pediment of it, you had actually this statuary. What this statuary actually stands for is, it goes to the history of Trojan War. Notice Athena at the center, and around there's various different figures such as Hector and the such. This is what the temple used to look like when, you know, in perfect formation. You see, this is where the pediment was. Isn't it beautiful? Here's the head of one of the warriors over here. You see there's people shooting, the act of dying. It captures art, it captures motion, it captures everything all at once. So this was the west side of that temple's pediment. This over here we have the room of the saint. Basically a nice little cafe shop with a view to the outdoors. Great place to have a nice cappuccino. Now we're going to see the west pediment of it. So this basically artwork, this sculpture was actually bought on auction by, I understand, King Ludwig. King Ludwig the Great of Germany. This is what it looked like on top of it. Now we're going to be entering the room of Alexander the Great. The statue that features in the center is actually a Roman version, which took his portrait and make it a nude bust. This is Alexander the Great, this is amazing to have. It is even recommended, let's see, when you travel to even have a view of all the museums as possible. So now we're entering the Roman statuary room. What's interesting is that Roman statuary got to its highest level of development during the times of the Roman emperor. So over here we have an interesting, on the left hand corner, we have an interesting combination. On the left hand, and Solon who winds up defeating him. So that's the story, Solon was actually the first dictator. He was the one that crossed Rubicon and became dictator for the reorganization of Rome. Before, actually, Julius Caesar did. He sent, actually, a dangerous pacifist that wound up leading to the fall of the republic. Over here, meet Emperor Tiberius. Emperor from 14, this is Olivia Drusilla, the sister of Emperor Caligula. That's Olivia over there without a head. Meet Emperor Augustus. Emperor from 27 B.C. to 14 A.D. Nero fiddles as Rome burns. That's how the story is told by some. And here is Emperor Nero. There are many different feelings about Emperor Nero. Because we have to understand that the accounts that actually are left for us historically is actually from Emperor Titus. Hadrian, who was preceded. Emperor Trajan ruled from 98 to 117. Emperor Hadrian ruled from 117 to 138. He was the adoptive son of Emperor Trajan. There's another portrait of Emperor Trajan. Behind there is actually a mosaic, Aeternitas. The depiction of Eternity, he's surrounded by the wheel with the zodiac symbols on it. And on the bottom is actually a depiction of the different seasons. The four seasons of the year. Oh, interesting thing that Hadrian actually had a favorite. He had a young man that is believed to have been his lover. This is what he looked like. And after he died, he actually built a city named after him. His statue arose. So meet Antimillus. Now, meet Emperor Marcus Aurelius. Marcus Aurelius is depicted in films such as The Gladiator. Amazing story. Actually, the story of the general Maximus. Maximus actually really existed. But the whole idea of him becoming gladiator doesn't really exist. Emperor Marcus Aurelius was actually co-emperor with Emperor Lucius Ferrus. Meet Lucius Ferrus. Emperor Marcus Aurelius wound up doing things such as wars, things such as administrating the empire. Well, this guy got drunk. Now, let's meet Emperor Antoninus Pius. Antoninus Pius was the adoptive son of Emperor Hadrian. And he wound up adopting Marcus Aurelius. That was known as the period of the adoptive emperors. Marcus Aurelius actually wound up breaking that adoptive emperor cycle down by actually having his son, see Marcus Aurelius over there, by having his son Commodus become the next emperor. This is Commodus. Meet Commodus. It's very amazing to actually look at the statuary and what you actually can see is these people in real life, not just the little portrait on the coin. Over here, let's meet Emperor Septimius Severus. This is Emperor Septimius. 193 to 211 A.D. he was emperor. And this, I believe to be his wife, Julia Domna. Very interesting. Look at how expressive this portrait is. What's interesting, if you don't see this woman, it's not actually specifically an emperor, but it's from that time period. And she mimicked the hairstyle of the royal lady. Now, let's enter into the room of Apollo. See, up in the center, you see Apollo holding the lyre. Over here, we have Emperor Domitian in full heroic. He was emperor from 81 to 96 A.D. So, now back to Apollo. Down here, we have a portrait of Sol, the sun god, the equivalent, the Roman equivalent of Helios. Over here, we have Artemis, which is the equivalent of Diana in ancient Rome. Notice the little baby stag at her feet. And look at the depiction of it. This is actually, the bottom part is more modern, but the head is ancient Artemis, but then she actually got changed into the goddess of abundance. And notice also the diadem made of vines and... She's in grief, and she holds a big wine flask. Over here, we have Scythian Marcius, who challenged Apollo to a game where he played the flute, and he said that he was actually better than him. And as punishment, after he lost, he wound up getting hung up on a tree and played a lie. This is a young boy, isn't that cute? The main hall. And I'd like to introduce King Ludwig I, who was actually responsible for making this museum happen in about, I think, 1810s. Then during World War II, actually, this museum was badly damaged, and then reopened in 1917. I'm going to be making my way out to the street to show you how beautiful it is actually from the outside, too. Beautiful. Columns of Saturn in front, and you're walking outside, you see the stunning beauty. There's also a museum across the street that has a lot more exhibits of various ancient Greek pottery and more statues. This actual museum, the Glyptotek, is styled after an ancient Greek temple in its full majesty. You see over here, there's a rotunda, too. 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