The Torlonia Foundation will present the North American tour of "Myth and Marble: Ancient Roman Sculpture from the Torlonia Collection," a major exhibition of ancient Roman masterworks marking the first time these works have been shown outside of Europe. Selections from the Collection, assembled and stewarded by the Torlonia Family beginning in the early-19th century, will come to Fort Worth as part of the Foundation’s mission to showcase these extraordinary historical works to the public.
Established during the course of the 19th century by the Franco-Italian banker Prince Giovanni Torlonia and his son Alessandro, the Torlonia Collection was handed down over generations, eventually growing into the largest private collection of ancient Roman sculptures. Today, the Torlonia Foundation represents the culmination of the Family’s continued passion for art. Created at the behest of Prince Alessandro Torlonia (1925–2017), the Foundation’s mission is to preserve and promote the Torlonia Collection and Villa Albani Torlonia. The Foundation is an exceptional repository of artistic heritage, with works that speak to some of the most pivotal moments of Western civilization, the history of collecting, and the history of archaeology and restoration.
In 1876, Prince Alessandro Torlonia (1800-1886) created a museum to house and exhibit the Family’s holdings, which was open to small groups until its closure at the onset of World War II. The sculptures remained unseen by the public from that time until the Foundation’s first exhibition at the Musei Capitolini in Rome in 2020. Next year the collection will come to North America after drawing unprecedented audiences (more than 600,000 visitors to date) at the Louvre, the first presentation of the collection outside of Rome.
All of the sculptures in the exhibition have been restored by the Foundation with the support of Bvlgari. The exhibition is accompanied by a catalogue co-published by the Art Institute of Chicago and the Torlonia Foundation, edited by Lisa Ayla Çakmak and Katharine A. Raff, with essays by Silvia Beltrametti and Salvatore Settis.
The Torlonia Foundation will present the North American tour of "Myth and Marble: Ancient Roman Sculpture from the Torlonia Collection," a major exhibition of ancient Roman masterworks marking the first time these works have been shown outside of Europe. Selections from the Collection, assembled and stewarded by the Torlonia Family beginning in the early-19th century, will come to Fort Worth as part of the Foundation’s mission to showcase these extraordinary historical works to the public.
Established during the course of the 19th century by the Franco-Italian banker Prince Giovanni Torlonia and his son Alessandro, the Torlonia Collection was handed down over generations, eventually growing into the largest private collection of ancient Roman sculptures. Today, the Torlonia Foundation represents the culmination of the Family’s continued passion for art. Created at the behest of Prince Alessandro Torlonia (1925–2017), the Foundation’s mission is to preserve and promote the Torlonia Collection and Villa Albani Torlonia. The Foundation is an exceptional repository of artistic heritage, with works that speak to some of the most pivotal moments of Western civilization, the history of collecting, and the history of archaeology and restoration.
In 1876, Prince Alessandro Torlonia (1800-1886) created a museum to house and exhibit the Family’s holdings, which was open to small groups until its closure at the onset of World War II. The sculptures remained unseen by the public from that time until the Foundation’s first exhibition at the Musei Capitolini in Rome in 2020. Next year the collection will come to North America after drawing unprecedented audiences (more than 600,000 visitors to date) at the Louvre, the first presentation of the collection outside of Rome.
All of the sculptures in the exhibition have been restored by the Foundation with the support of Bvlgari. The exhibition is accompanied by a catalogue co-published by the Art Institute of Chicago and the Torlonia Foundation, edited by Lisa Ayla Çakmak and Katharine A. Raff, with essays by Silvia Beltrametti and Salvatore Settis.
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