Cakmak, Lisa Ayla and Katharine A Raff eds.
Reference : 124908
(2025)
ISBN : 9780300279658
Cakmak, Lisa Ayla and Katharine A Raff eds.: Myth and Marble: Ancient Roman Sculpture from the Torlonia Collection. Exhibition: Chicago, Art Institute, 2025. 144 pages, 150 colour illustrations. Hardback. 26 x 21cms. A catalogue of 58 ancient Roman sculptures in the Torlonia collection of which 24 have never been on public display in modern times. 3 essays explore sculpture and portraits in Roman visual culture, and the Torlonia foundations's intentions to make their holdings accessible to the public. The catalogue is divided into 5 parts: portraits, funerary art, gods and goddesses, and ideal forms.
A catalogue of 58 ancient Roman sculptures in the Torlonia collection of which 24 have never been on public display in modern times. 3 essays explore sculpture and portraits in Roman visual culture, and the Torlonia foundations's intentions to make their holdings accessible to the public. The catalogue is divided into 5 parts: portraits, funerary art, gods and goddesses, and ideal forms. Text in English