Inv. Scu 37 The colossal statue (more than 3 m high) depicts the goddess Minerva. The goddess is armed with shield (she originally held a spear in her right hand) and is wearing the snake-trimmed Aegis adorned with the monstrous…
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Statue of a Drunken Faun
Inv. Scu 657 It is one of the most famous statues of the Musei Capitolini. It depicts a faun, entirely nude with the exception of a nebris, or panther skin customarily worn by these mythological creatures. The skin is knotted…
Statuette of Hermaphrodite holding Eros
Inv. Scu 370 Hermaphrodite, standing on the right leg with the left slightly bent, is completely naked except for the cloak that falls from the shoulders down below the knees; in the folds of the cloak the figure holds Eros…
Portrait of Faustina the Younger on a Statue of a Roman Goddess
Inv. Scu 632 Portrait of Faustina the Younger set on a statue of a female deity (Aphrodite or Hera / Juno) unlikely to have belonged with the head originally. The portrait of the empress is highly idealized, with a strong…
Statue of an Old Woman
Inv. Scu 640 The figure is totally unbalanced towards the right: her legs are both bent, her shoulders draw a diagonal line towards the right, her left arm is bent and holds the hem of the cloak, and her right…
Female statue with cornucopia
Inv. Scu 51 The figure is wearing a sleeved chiton, girt with a belt just below her breasts. Over the chiton the figure wears a cloak that falls from the left shoulder and covers the legs almost entirely. The statue…
Statue of Mercury
Inv. Scu 60 Statue of a young male god, standing, with his weight on his right leg and his left leg behind him. The figure is wearing a full cloak with wide hems, clasped with a buckle on his right…
Statue of Hercules fighting the Ceryneian Hind
Inv. Scu 236 The statue depicts young Hercules fighting with an animal that was probably the Ceryneian hind (a large mythical deer). During a restoration, the animal was resculpted as a hydra by Alessandro Algardi. The work is a Roman…
Statue of Apollo
Inv. Scu 648 This statue is a replica of the famous Apollo made by Phidias in the Kassel style. This style was common in the fifth century B.C. and is sometimes called the severe style. Ancient sculptors struggled to depict…