The Torlonia marbles : collecting masterpieces /

The Torlonia marbles : collecting masterpieces /

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Imprint:	Milano : Electa S.p.A., [2020] ©2020
Description:	335 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 32 cm
Language:	English
Series:	Soprintendenza Archeologica di Roma Guide Electa per la Soprintendenza archeologica di Roma.
Subject:	Torlonia family -- Art collections -- Exhibitions. Torlonia family. Torlonia family. Fondazione Torlonia -- Exhibitions. Marble sculpture, Classical -- Exhibitions. Marble sculpture, Roman -- Exhibitions. Marble sculpture, Greek -- Exhibitions. Sculpture, Roman -- Exhibitions. Sculpture -- Private collections -- Italy -- Rome -- Exhibitions. Sculpture, Roman -- Conservation and restoration -- Italy -- Rome -- Exhibitions. Art -- Private collections. Marble sculpture, Classical. Marble sculpture, Greek. Marble sculpture, Roman. Sculpture -- Private collections. Italy -- Rome. Exhibition catalogs.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12453399

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Varying Form of Title:	Collecting masterpieces
Other authors / contributors:	Settis, Salvatore, editor, curator. Gasparri, Carlo, editor, curator. Musei capitolini (Rome, Italy), host institution.
ISBN:	9788891890122 889189012X
Notes:	Catalog of an exhibition held at Musei Capitolini - Villa Caffarelli, Rome, from October 14, 2020-June 29, 2021. Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:	I marmi Torlonia costituisco uno spaccato altamente rappresentativo e privilegiato della storia del collezionismo di antichità in Roma dal XV al XIX secolo. Le sculture in mostra non sono solo insigni esempi di scultura antica (busti, rilievi, statue, sarcofagi ed elementi decorativi), ma anche il riflesso di un processo culturale - gli inizi del collezionismo di antichità e il passaggio dalla collezione al Museo - di fondamentale importanza: un processo in cui Roma e l'Italia hanno avuto un primato incontestabile. Perciò l'esposizione ripercorre il formarsi della raccolta Torlonia, e l'ultima delle sue cinque sezioni si lega in modo eloquente all'adiacente esedra dei bronzi e del Marco Aurelio nei Musei Capitolini, evidenziando il nesso fra gli inizi del collezionismo privato di antichità e il significato della donazione dei bronzi del Laterano al Comune da parte di Sisto IV nel 1471. Exhibition: Musei Capitolini - Villa Caffarelli, Rome, Italy (04.04.2020 - 10.01.2021).

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Summary:	A sublime volume about one of the most important collections of ancient marble sculptures in the world, an astonishing private trove largely hidden to scholars and the public until now. <br> <br> Last published in a nineteenth-century catalog, the distinguished Torlonia Collection of more than 600 priceless Greek and Roman works--marbles and bronzes, reliefs and sarcophagi, depictions of gods, and portraits of emperors--is one of the most important assemblages of classical sculptures still in private hands anywhere in the world. This eagerly awaited volume presents a selection of nearly 100 sculptures, which have been chosen for their quality and historic significance and which will be featured in an unprecedented exhibition designed by David Chipperfield and held in the Villa Caffarelli, near the Musei Capitolini in Rome, before touring globally. The legendary aura surrounding this, Rome's last princely collection, is due not only to its extraordinary scope and the high quality of the works, but also to the fact that the collection has not been available to the public for decades.<br> <br> This revelatory book features multiple essays by leading experts on the history of the collection and scholarly entries for the works detailing important discoveries made through archaeological research as well as the cleaning and conservation of the sculptures.
Item Description:	Catalog of an exhibition held at Musei Capitolini - Villa Caffarelli, Rome, from October 14, 2020-June 29, 2021.
Physical Description:	335 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 32 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9788891890122 889189012X