Giacometti's eternal struggle in the temple of dendur

This summer, the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Temple of Dendur transforms into a sacred space for the eternal struggle of life, as embodied in the sculptures of Swiss artist Alberto Giacometti. Seventeen of the sculptor's works, including his famous Walking Man and Pointing Man, are now on display alongside the 2,000-year-old Roman-Egyptian temple.

Giacometti's egyptian inspiration

For Giacometti, ancient Egypt was a major source of inspiration, with its enigmatic hieroglyphics and reverence for the eternal. The sculptor first encountered Egyptian Art as a teenager in Italy and later spent considerable time in the Egyptian galleries at the Louvre, devouring books on the subject.