It’s the ultimate collection of Greek-Roman classical sculpture: the Torlonia Collection in Rome is considered the most prestigious private collection of ancient art in the world, containing as many as 620 marble pieces, including sarcophagi, busts and Greco-Roman statues. Yet, for decades, they lay abandoned in storage, known only to art specialists.  

Now, 90 selected works, recently cleaned and restored, are on display at the newly opened exhibition site of the Capitoline Museums in Rome, Villa Caffarelli, as part of the exhibition “Torlonia Marbles. Collecting Masterpieces,” open until 29 June 2021, the feast of St. Peter and St. Paul, the two patron saints of Rome.