#Torlonia

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Manga Witches: Part Six

This is the sixth post of the nameless manga witch series! This part is the start of the gaggle of witches that were created by Minou during the climax of Tart Magica! All of these witches were done alongside with @honestlyboringperson!

First on the list is Torlonia, the witch of accumulation with an inescapable nature, a witch that loves rare and beautiful things, it keeps them all in discarded cages, where it'll glance at time to time, it especially loves anything related to magical girls, whether it be meguca, soul gems, grief seeds, familiars, incubators, or even other witches, it won't stop until its part of her collection, an inevitable process. The witch keeps her most prized items in the cages on her own body.

Aliénor, the witch of etiquette with a nitpicking nature. She takes the form of two large porcelain hands, though one appears to missing. The barrier is of a beautiful and extravagant feast. The witch feeds a giant porcelain doll, whether its a familiar or not is unknown. If you come in, it will mistake you as a guest and sit you down, if you even move a muscle, she will tear you apart see it as rude and disgraceful. She detests other witches, finding them disgusting and will slam giant silverware in them if she even catches a whiff of their presence. The first hand is revealed to have been shattered by the doll in one of its raging tantrums, eventually the doll will break the other as well, so its best to do nothing about it.

Ganbatar, the squire witch. Its nature is machismo, once a humble socialite, this witch despises her own weakness and looks to overcome it, indulging in a life of grueling dieting and exercise. The armor she wears is a nearly-indestructible heirloom of a hero from her past, and she hopes one day to be just as big and strong as they were. The only way to defeat this witch is in an honorable, one-on-one duel, presided over by the armor’s lower half and helmet. Any attempts to use sneak attacks or group tactics will have the offending parties stomped to death by the armor’s mighty foot. If you manage to defeat her in combat, her armor shall become yours, whether you want it to or not.

(This witch was written by @thevideogameraptorboggle-blog rather than me and @honestlyboringperson)

Lorelei, the witch of Melusine with an alluring nature, it has the ability to hide in even the most shallow bodies of water, singing a siren song luring in possible suitors. It has the ability to speak, but only in water, striking meaningful conversation with the suitor, giving them reason to return back time and time again. After some time, it will claim to gather up the courage to appear to them as a beautiful woman, the suitor too distracted to notice the louse-like lower half, will go in for a kiss once sealed, the true fish form of this witch appears and swallows the victim whole, parasitizing off their lifeforce until they find their next suitor. There is the possibility that Lorelei will fall in real love with their suitor during the first phase, when the point comes, their kiss destroying Lorelei's grief, allowing her to pass on. For aversive suitors or attackers, it will give them a quick jab with their magical spear, if the victim survives, it will then use the much larger spear possessed by its true fish form instead.

Jill, the witch of accusations with a repenting nature. It's guilty of a crime it cannot remember. To redeem itself, it listens in to the clamoring of her prisoners, gossiping about the accusations judged from passerby's appearances, this almost never true, still the witch will send form gallows to lock the victim and have them starve away for their crimes. If one is actually guilty of the rumored crimes, the weight on Jill's shoulders will be lifted and will be defeated without interference.

Tonne, the schandmantel witch with a merry nature. Despite insults, shame, and rotten food, are flung at it by its familiars, its dulled senses and drunken whimsy drown out the humiliation. It happily trollops through the barriers, flinging the heavy iron balls attached to her barrel body, hitting all who are too slow to notice. If attacked, it'll spit out a stream of corrosive ale on those near it, even the ale's scent can cause one to lose their sense of being and become mindlessly shameless like the witch.

Tolosa, the bauble witch with a materialistic nature. A witch that shines high in the sky, it refracts light from the sun to take down her enemies with. It assimilates anything glittery or shiny to make itself dazzle like it once it did at some point in its life. Within her body, curses gather that erode her body so she spreads them in hopes of staying pure. This is counterproductive as her single-minded selfishness attracts more curses and she erodes anyway. The seventh part will continue on the witches seen in this big battle!

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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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View from high in the gardens of Villa Torlonia & Gardens and fountain of the Villa Torlonia (Frascati, Rome, 1881) by Oswald Achenbach

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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

Edita Broglio

Museo della Scuola Romana

Villa Torlonia, Roma

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Stained glass appreciation post

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Cose di donne

Maria Grandinetti Mancuso, Astrazione di natura morta (ante 1930), Mi colpiscono sempre le notizie che parlano di donne – forse perché ne sono direttamente interessata? – quindi sono andata ad approfondire la notizia che a Villa Torlona, a Roma, è in allestimento una mostra che vuole valorizzare le artiste donne che hanno attraversato gli anni del Ventennio del ‘900 fino al secondo…

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Villa Torlonia, Rome, Italy

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Artiste a Roma tra il 1910 e il 1940. Crocevia femminile tra Secessione, Futurismo e Ritorni

Un ruolo da riscoprire, quello delle artiste italiane attive tra Secessione e futurismo nella prima metà del Novecento