292632142

The old Glyptothek.

T h e G lyp to th ek w a s s ta r te d a t Ca rlsberg by Carl Ja cob sen in 1882 ° It began w ith th ir ty Dan ish , tw o a n tiqu e and five F r e n c h p ieces of s ta tu a r y ° After five y e a rs it h ad b e com e one of th e m o s t im p o r ta n t co llection s of s c u lp tu r e in E u r o p e ° T h e p r e s e n t G lyp to thek , e re c ted 1892— 97 at Ve- s te r Bou lev a rd (a rch ite cts D a h le r u p , Councillo r of S tate and P ro f e s s o r Hack K am pm a n n ) con ta in s th e u n iq u e a r t tr e a s u r e s w h ic h Carl Ja cob sen h a s p r e s e n te d to his native land,

35