The Torlonia Collection: Stupendously Marvelous Ancient Sculptures

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Detail of Hestia Giustiniani. Torlonia Collection. Although the statue is named Hestia, the statue may represent the goddesss Hera or Demeter, according to the University of Cambridge, Museum of Classical Archaeology Database. Lorenzo De Masi/Torlonia Foundation

On Oct. 14, a selection of over 90 ancient marble sculptures from one of the world’s most prestigious private collections, The Torlonia Collection, will be on display in an exhibition titled “The Torlonia Marbles: Collecting Masterpieces” at Rome’s Capitolini Museums at Villa Caffarelli. 

Comprising several important collections, the exhibited marbles are a small portion of the over 600 in the Torlonia Collection, known wholly as the collection of collections, according to the press release.