Inv. Scu 1184 Cast bronze statue with silver eyeballs, identified with a Camillus. In the Roman world, Camillus was the young man that helped the priest during the sacrifices to the gods. The figure wears a short, sleeved tunic, clasped…
Collocation
Head of a goddess
Inv. Scu 377 The head, set on a modern bust, features a female divinity whose identity is difficult to determine. The hair, parted in the centre, is arranged in wavy locks tied back in a knot; two locks fall on…
Slab with relief of horse and ox
Inv. Scu 222 The slab, bordered on the upper part by a fillet, depicts a horse grazing in the foreground and an ox partly visible in the background. The quality of the marble, the presence of the upper fillet, the…
Relief with Dancing Maenad
Inv. Scu 1094 The relief depicts a Maenad dancing under the influence of Dionysian inebriation. The woman is wearing a cloak moved by the impetuous dance and a tunic that leaves both breasts bare; she is holding a knife in…
Apollo of Omphalos
Inv. Scu 638 Originally part of the Albani Collection, the Capitoline Museums’ Apollo is an example of quality sculpture. There are several theories as to who created the original sculpture from which our Apollo and many others were copied. Many…
Colossal Statue of Apollo Citharoedus
Inv. Scu 628 The god Apollo is represented naked, with the exception of a himation (cloak) that falls in full-bodied folds and covers the lower half of the figure. The figure carries its weight on the right leg, while stepping…
Marble Krater with Dionysian/Bacchic Scenes
Inv. Scu 1202 This grand object is a krater, a Roman vessel used for the mixing of wine and water. Its surface is decorated by finely carved reliefs that show chaotic scenes associated with the god of the grape harvest,…
Head of a Young Prince
Inv. Scu 745 This bust shows a young man with an oval-shaped face, slightly turned to the right. The visage is lean and modeled in sharp planes, with high cheekbones and finely cut eyes. The strong and serious expression is…
Statue of an Athlete
Inv. Scu 633 The statue represents a young athlete standing still. His left leg is moved forward and bent and his head is turned torwards his right shoulder; the short, curly hair shows a greater detail on the back of…
The Baptism of the Christ
Inv. Pc 35 The picture belongs to the early work of the Venetian artist. Here, Domenico Tintoretto revisits the theme of the Baptism, painted in 1579-81 by his father Jacopo for the Scuola Grande di San Rocco in Venice. The…