Inv. Scu 1111 The statue represents an old woman who, leaning on a stick, carries a lamb under her right arm. The coat she is wearing, of a rather ordinary quality, heavily covers her left shoulder while leaving her breast…
Palazzo dei Conservatori
Small female statue: Nymph
Inv. Scu 996 The upper part of the body of this small female figure is bare, while the legs are clad in a cloak. She is bending forward with her left leg raised and her left elbow resting on her…
Greek male herm
Inv. Scu 845 The herm depicts a young man with massive features. His high and spacious forehead is brushed by the small, wavy locks of the hair. His eyes are slightly sunken, with thin eyebrows. His lips are fleshy, above…
A Son of Constantine
Inv. Scu 843 This bust is believed to represent one of the sons of Constantine the Great. The bust depicts a bearded young man who glances to the left with a disgruntled expression upon his face. His forehead is incised…
Marsyas hanging on a tree
Inv. Scu 1077 The monumental statue represents the silen Marsyas hanging on a tree, waiting to be flayed upon order by Apollo . The work stands out for the pathos expressed by the silen, seen both in the features of…
Female statue, Hygeia
Inv. Scu 1099 It depicts a standing female figure. Its head has been reattached to the body by means of a restoration that distorts the real torsion. Her weight is resting on the left foot, next to which there is…
Dog in “verde ranocchia” marble
Inv. Scu 1110 The statue depicts a hunting dog, from the bloodhound breed. It most likely decorated the entrance of one of the garden pavilions. It is resting on its rear legs while its forelegs are extended. Its head is…
Head of Amazon
Inv. Scu 1091 The head, leaning slightly downwards and with a pathetic look, belongs to a statue of a wounded Amazon, a statuary type conceived in the 5th century BC, of which numerous replicas exist. The statute, to which the…
Statue of Hercules
Inv. Scu 1088 The hero, with his body characterized by lively dynamism, is depicted in the act of making long strides, with his left leg extended forward. His left arm, from which a lion skin probably hung, was extended to…
Statue of a seated Muse lacking the head
Inv. Scu 1824 The sculpture presents the image of a woman seated on a rock, identified as the Muse Calliope. The Muse, whose missing head was probably carved separately, most likely originally held a diptych in her left hand, the…