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Youth Of Magdalensberg
The Youth of Magdalensberg was an ancient Roman bronze statue dating to the first century BC, missing since approximately 1810 and now presumed lost, that was discovered in 1502 at the Carinthian mountain Magdalensberg, once a major late Celtic and early Roman city of Noricum. It is known today primarily from a sixteenth-century cast now held at the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna (Inventory # VI 1), which until 1986 was mistakenly regarded as the original. Until the twentieth century, the statue was also known as the ''Youth of Helenenberg'' from the old name for Magdalensberg. The youth is the only ancient full-size bronze statue known from the Eastern Alpine region and therefore is of great significance in Austria. Description The bronze statue shows a naked youth standing still, of about life size (1.85 metres high, 6'1"). In its contrapposto stance, the right leg is load-bearing, while the left is free, barely touching the ground with its toes. The left arm hangs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jüngling Vom Magdalensberg
Jüngling is a surname of German origin. It has been anglicized as Juengling, Jungling, Yuengling, Yungling, and Yingling. Branches of this family currently exist throughout Europe, mostly concentrated in Germany, and in the United States. In Hungary, members of the Jüngling family are considered part of the nobility. Terminology The name Jüngling is translated in English as "youth". As Peter N. Stearns writes in the ''Encyclopedia of Social History'', "Linguistic designations for Pre-industrial society, preindustrial youth were Social class, class and gender specific. In Germany, for example, adults used separate designations for upper-class boys (''Jüngling'') and girls (''Jüngfrau''). Jungling implied a romantic image of youthful innocence, idealism, and vulnerability." In general German use, Jüngling is a young man, who is no longer a boy, but not yet grown up. In fine arts, including in literature and paintings, the Jüngling youth is often portrayed iconographically a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
