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Capitoline Museum - Gallery

The two sides of the Gallery are lined with a row of sculptures of various types from different periods arranged according to strictly ornamental criteria.

Many statues are Roman copies of original Greek masterpieces, now lost. Modern restoration has, in some cases, greatly altered the original iconography.

Hundreds of small inscriptions, mainly from the Empress Livia's colombarium of slaves and freedmen on the Via Appia, have been inserted in the walls.

List of works

Head of Apollo
From greek original (4th century BC)
inv. MC0286
Head of goddess
Hellenistic period (?)
inv. MC0292
Statue of “Drunk old woman”
From hellenistic period
inv. MC0299
Statue of Leda with the Swan
From original by the sculptor Timotheos (360 BC)
inv. MC0302
Statue of Hercules restored as killing the Hydra of Lerna
From first hellenistic period. Modern restoration by Alessandro Algardi (17th century)
inv. MC0236
Torso of Discobolus restored as wounded warrior
1st century AC. - ancient part: copy of torso of discobolo by Mirone (460 BC). Modern restauration by Pierre-Etienne Monnot (1658-1733)
inv. MC0241
Young boy portrayed as Hercules choking the snakes
Second half of 2nd century AC
inv. MC0247
Statue of Eros stringing his bow
From an original of Lisippo
inv. MC0410

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Musei Capitolini, piazza del Campidoglio 1 - 00186 Roma

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