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Parnassus Gallery, Villa Albani Torlonia, Rome, Italy,

Photograph by Massimo Listri © Fondazione Torlonia,

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Bronze statue of Germanicus, now part of the Torlonia collection. The original statue was found in pieces and restored and patinated to the current condition.

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These are stunning, and a couple of them are really unexpected.

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Egyptian Room of the Villa Torlonia with Frescoes and Mosaics of Cleopatra and Antony | frescoes by Italian artist Luigi Fioroni, 19th century | Floor in white marble and bardiglio

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Photography of the Day - A Window

Villa Torlonia, Rome A Window – Photo by Raffaello Palandri

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A Stolen and Priceless Roman Marble Head Recovered 50 Years After Theft

The precious antiquity was traced to a private collection in Switzerland.

After nearly half a century, authorities have returned a stolen Roman marble head to Villa Albani Torlonia in Rome, Italy.

Thieves had snatched the head of the Hydrophora, which is part of a larger statue, in 1978 along with four other priceless objects. The Carabinieri Command for the Protection of Cultural Heritage in Italy has recovered the piece and returned it to its former home, under the guidance of brigadier general Vincenzo Molinese.

The rescue mission began in February 2015, when the squad received a tip from a German scholar who believed he had seen the precious item in an art publication, listed as part of a private collection in Zurich, Switzerland.

Rome’s Special Superintendency for Archaeology, Fine Arts and Landscape, a peripheral office of the Ministry of Culture worked with the Carabinieri, Rome’s Public Prosecutor’s Office, and Swiss authorities to verify and locate the antiquity. The wife of the deceased collector had inherited the piece in good faith, according to the authorities.

Its successful repatriation last year was only recently announced after a careful restoration process. During a special ceremony to celebrate the head’s homecoming, it was reattached to its long-lost torso in the presence of the Carabinieri who had helped ensure its safe return.

“The conservation of heritage is the foundation that guides all of our activities. The return of the head of the Hydrophora therefore acquires a symbolic value with respect to this commitment, which is also reflected in the restorations we are presenting today,” said the foundation’s president Alessandro Poma Murialdo.

Albani Torlonia is a grand neoclassical villa built in the 18th century to house the collection of antiquities amassed by Cardinal Alessandro Albani. Over the years, the Torlonia family, who bought the house and grounds in 1866, has expanded and conserved it. It remains in the care of the Torlonia Foundation to this day.

The foundation’s private collection consists of 620 museum quality Greek and Roman sculptures that went on public display for the first time in several decades in early 2020. It also boasts a special Torlonia Laboratory for the restoration of ancient marbles, which welcomes collaboration, research and educational initiatives with universities and partner institutions.

The Italian Carabinieri’s art squad was founded in 1969, becoming the first specialist police force of its kind in the world. It has four departments dedicated to archaeology, antique dealing, fakes and contemporary art.

By Jo Lawson-Tancred.

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Ritratto di donna (la governante) - 1940

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Villa Torlonia, Roma

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Stained glass appreciation post

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Fabienne Verdier (b.1962)

Fabienne Verdier (born March 3, 1962 ) is a French painter who works in France after years of studies in China. via Wikipedia #PalianSHOW

Fabienne Verdier (b.Mar 3, 1962 ) is a French painter who works in France after years of studies in China. She was the first non-Chinese woman to be awarded a post-graduate diploma in fine arts by the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute in Chongqing, China. In 1985, at 22, Verdier left for China to study at the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute in Chongqing. She chose at the same time to work alongside and…

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Villa Torlonia, Rome, Italy

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Villa Torlonia, Rome. Photo: Steve Shriver

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Titina Maselli nel centenario della nascita

Nel centenario della nascita Roma rende omaggio a Titina Maselli, una delle artiste italiane più famose del XX secolo