The Torlonia family amassed a huge private collection of ancient Roman sculptures. Now fifty eight pieces are on tour - Chicago, Fort Worth, and then Toronto. The Kimbell is privileged to show these large scale pieces from 5th century BC to 4th AD.
Gods, Children, Mythology, Power - the pieces are breathtaking. Notice in the background, the busts showing succession of emperors and their family.
Stunning
This was a statue of a slave. He was massive. At each sculpture, there was a drawing showing what was original and what had been "fixed" or "added on to" through the years. This piece was perfect.
Some statues had been "cleaned up" in the late 1600s by Bernini! That man knew how to work the marble.
Excavations on the Torlonia property yielded huge sarcophagi. The carvings signaled wealth and importance.
Ray and I enjoyed our art stroll and learned a bit about ancient Roman sculptures.
P.S. We were not allowed to touch anything. I SO wanted to. But I also do not want to get kicked out of a museum. There were a noticeable amount of guards for this special collection.
Thank you Kimbell Art Museum and curators for bringing us fabulous shows.
Hi Joanne - sounds like a fascinating insight into myth and marble! The Kimbell seems like a great museum to have near your doorstep - cheers Hilary
ReplyDeleteI would take you there first. It’s my fave museum around here.
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