The Capitoline Museums are a group of art and archaeological museums located on the Capitoline Hill in Rome, Italy, and constitute the main civic museum complex of the city. Their principal buildings
The Capitoline Museums and the trapezoidal central Piazza del Campidoglio in 2007
The monumental Cordonata with the Dioscuri, which allow access to the Campidoglio
The Boy with Thorn, The oldest version of the bronze statue. 1st–3rd century BC.
Hercules of the Forum Boarium; 2nd century BC, height: 241 cm
The Dying Gaul, also called The Dying Galatian or The Dying Gladiator, is an ancient Roman marble semi-recumbent statue now in the Capitoline Museums in Rome. It is a copy of a now lost Greek sculptur
Capitoline Museums
…emphasis on Roman sculpture. The collection include celebrated works such as the Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius, the Capitoline Wolf and the Dying Gaul, alongside inscriptions, coins, and other artifacts illustrating the civic and religious life of the city. The museums also include Renaissance and…
Detail showing the face, hairstyle and torc of the sculpture
Detail showing his neck torc.