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A Cultural Compass
For the World Traveler
A Cultural Compass
For the World Traveler

Torlonia Marbles: Collecting Masterpieces

Apr 3, 2020 – June 29, 2021
Piazza del Campidoglio, 1, 00186 Roma RM, Italy

From the 15th to the 19th century, the princely Torlonia family amassed a collection of 620 cataloged works of art. Ancient busts, reliefs, statues, sarcophagi, and decorative elements comprise something of a Torlonia family narrative. They also tell the story of a private collection and its migration into museums and institutions. To celebrate the opening of the restored Musei Capitolini at Palazzo Caffarelli, 98 Torlonia masterpieces are on view. —E.C.

Torlonia Collection, “Statue of Caprone at Rest” © Fondazione Torlonia PH Lorenzo de Masi.