Inv. Scu 1434 Smaller than life-size statue of a young girl, with a long robe (Doric peplos) that completely envelops her left arm. The right arm, instead, is missing. The work is sculpted in typical severan style (5th century BC).…
Collocation
The Trinity
Inv. Pc 102 This painting that dates from about 1400, was probably the central panel of a polyptych. This iconography of the the Trinity – the Father supporting Christ’s cross and, between the two, the Holy Spirit disguised as a…
Statue of a Young Satyr
Inv. Scu 627 This statue represents a young satyr. He is shown nude with the exception of a nebris or panther skin that is tied upon his right shoulder and runs across his chest to drape his left shoulder and…
Statue of a Philosopher
Inv. Scu 737 The statue depicts a bearded philosopher of mature age. The figure is leaning on his left leg, while stepping forward with his right leg. The head is lightly inclined and is covered by short, wavy locks of…
Capitoline Wolf
Inv. Scu 1181 Larger-than-life bronze statue, made with the direct lost-wax casting technique in a single casting. Its provenance is unknown but the analyses of the casting clay still inside suggest that it was made with clay coming from the…
Relief with the figure of Eros
Inv. Scu 1716 The Pentelic marble figure has been identified as Eros due to a fragment of a small wing on his left shoulder. The young god is represented naked wearing only a cloak that, resting on his left shoulder,…
Portrait of Caracalla
Inv. Scu 277 Portrait of Caracalla cut under the breast and originally belonging to a full figure statue The face, resolutely turned towards the right shoulder and in three-quarter view, is characterized by a careful physiognomic rendering (hollowed eyes, frowned…
Mosaic
Inv. Antcom 4948 The mosaic represents Orestes, naked except for a cloak on his shoulder and with is back turned facing his sister Iphigenia dressed in priestly clothes and holding a statuette is in front of him. The scene depicts…
Statue of Athena
Inv. Scu 278 It is one of the numerous Roman copies of a statue of Athena made between the end of the 4th and 5th century BC, in which the goddess is wearing a long tunic (chiton) and a cloak;…
Marble tondo with male head in relief
Inv. Scu 702 Marble tondo with male head in relief. The face, completely turned sideways, is characterized by thick, unruly hair and a wavy short-locked beard. The arched eyebrows give the face a vigorous and moving tone. The nape is…