Glyptothek was created in 1830.

(gl)-(eye)-(toe)-(thek)

Jim Dine was strongly influenced by Greek and Roman sculpture, specifically from the Glyptothek Museum in Munich. Bringing the stone, dead objects to life in his work by making them vigorous and physical.

David Simonsen has written:

'Skulpturer og indskrifter fra Palmyra i Ny Carlsberg glyptothek' -- subject(s): Aramaic Inscriptions, Sepulchral monuments

Jim Dine was strongly influenced by Greek and Roman sculpture, specifically from the Glyptothek Museum in Munich. Bringing the stone, dead objects to life in his work by making them vigorous and physical