Ninety-six ancient Roman sculptures from the private Torlonia Collection to be displayed at the Capitoline Museums in Rome from March 25, 2020 to January 10, 2021
Ninety-six ancient Roman sculptures from the private Torlonia Collection to be displayed at the Capitoline Museums in Rome from March 25, 2020 to January 10, 2021.
Ninety-six from a total of 620 ancient sculptures will be featured in the exhibition "The Torlonia Marbles: Collecting Masterpieces" next year in the Palazzo Caffarelli venue of the Capitoline Museums in Rome. The collection of marble, bronze and alabaster statues, busts, bas reliefs, and sarcophagi were amassed between the 15th and 19th centuries. Originally showcased in the Museo Torlonia which opened to the public in 1875 in Rome's Trastevere quarter, the museum was shuttered after World War II with access granted only to experts or visiting dignitaries. When the museum was finally closed in 1976 to make way for luxury apartments. The collection ended up stored in a basement in another palace owned by the Torlonia family and has remained there for more than four decades. Finally, after years of negotiations between Italy's culture minister and the Torlonia Foundation, at least some of the works will be included in a traveling exhibition that will begin in Rome.
Image: Statue of Eirene with the infant Ploutos, the god of plenty and son of Demeter, the goddess of agriculture. Eirene, more commonly known in English as Peace, was one of the Horae, the personification of peace. She is said sometimes to be the daughter of Zeus and Themis and sister of Dike and Eunomia. Her Roman equivalent was Pax. Image courtesy of the Torlonia Foundation.
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