Bust of a man wearing armour
Type:
Sculpture
Year:
Bottega Cavaceppi (fine XVIII sec.)
Material and technique:
Marble of Carrara
Size:
massima alt. 70 cm larg. 72 cm prof. 25 cm
Origin:
Near the Casino dei Principi of Villa Torlonia
Inventory:
MCN 1
Originally located on the balaustrade close to the Casino dei Principi, this modern marble bust can be attributed to the school of Cavaceppi for stylistic and technical reasons (tiny drilled holes).
The figure wears scaled armour over a tunic and a paludamentum, which is fastened on the right shoulder by a round leather stud.
Masterpieces of the hall
The hall
The staircase leads to an antechamber that opens onto the large loggia on the pronaos. It has ceilings decorated by Decio Trabalza of Dawn, Day and Night.
