From March 28 to June 28, 2024, the Fondazione Torlonia celebrates its first 10 years by opening the Antiquarium to the public, an exhibition area inside the Scuderie di Villa Albani Torlonia in Rome, preserving an important set of recently restored marble sculptures. The works, selected by the Lincei academic Carlo Gasparri, belong to the extraordinary heritage of the most important private collection of ancient art in the world, which is managed by the Fondazione Torlonia.
The Antiquarium can be visited free of charge, including the most impressive, Eros on a biga pulled by wild boars, Milone Crotoniate, the torso of a Ulysses companion bitten on a side by a dog’s head, and other sculptures, thirteen in total, extraordinarily restored by the Torlonia Laboratories.
Villa Albani, located in Rome on the Via Salaria, is surrounded by eight hectares of park and centuries-old trees, and embellished by an Italian garden, fountains, and ancient statues, a very important site for the history of art and the collection of antiquities. Inside, noteworthy is the Torlonia family selection of over 600 marbles, including sarcophagi, busts, and Greek-Roman sculptures, collected during the 19th century.
Eros on a chariot photo Fondazionetorlonia.org
Milone Crotoniate photo Fondazionetorlonia.org