Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek Lions - Copenhagen, Denmark
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The Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek Lions are located on either side of the front of the Ny Carlsberg Glyptoteket art museum on Dante Square in central Copenhagen.
Waymark Code: WMEHCG
Location: Denmark
Date Posted: 05/31/2012
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The Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek is a world class art museum build around the personal collection of Carl Jacobsen, the son of the founder of the Carlsberg Breweries. In front of this magnificent building stand two larger-than-life bronze lion statues by Antoine-Louis Barve. Plaques identify the works.
The lion statue on the north side is:
Løve I Kamp En Slange
af Antoine-Louis Barve
1796 - 1875
1832
English translation:
Lion Battling A Snake
by Antoine-Louis Barve
1796 - 1875
1832
The lion statue on the south side is:
Siddende Løve
af Antoine-Louis Barve
1796 - 1875
1848
English translation:
Seated Lion
by Antoine-Louis Barve
1796 - 1875
1848