Copies of Greek originals

A series of sculptures with various provenances bears witness to two phenomena very wide-spread in Ancient Rome: the habit of collecting antiques and the diffusion of Greek models through copies of the original sculpture.
Next to faithful copies of the most famous originals of Greek art, obtained using moulds and instruments of precise measurement, works which are rather re-elaborations of the models, made to suit the tastes of the Roman purchasers and the cultural climate of the era.

Sala Macchine - Copie da originali greci
Testa di pugilatore
Sculpture
From an original of the Vth century BC
Statua di Apollo citaredo
Sculpture
Late-republican period, from an original of the late Vth century BC
Ritratto di Cleopatra
Sculpture
Hellenistic period
Testa di Perseo
Sculpture
From a Greek original of the mid Vth century BC
Statua di Atena 'tipo Velletri'
Sculpture
From an original of the Vth century BC