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Marforio is a statue exhibited in the courtyard of the Capitoline Museums. It probably represents the allegory of the Tiber or its tributary, the Nera. It was found in the Sixteenth Century in the Forum of Augustus and was immediately exposed to the public by the Pope, triggering in response an ironic movement of protest […]
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The Capitoline Wolf, nowadays hosted at the Capitoline Museums, is an iconic bronze sculpture, dating back to possibly the 5th century BC (but scholars still discuss this information). The Wolf nursing Romulus and Remus became the symbol of Rome’s founding myth. It, indeed, represents the city’s founding legend and its enduring strength, being reproduced countless […]
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In the Capitoline Museums, inside the Gladiator’s Hall, stands the Statue of the Capitoline Gaul. This masterpiece celebrates the power and the pride of a warrior when defeat arrives. This piece of work, which is from the 3rd century BC, represents a barbarian, an enemy of both Greek and Roman civilization, who is dying after […]
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