"The notion of a Roman sculpture show might seem at first blush to be a bit stodgy," said Kyle MacMillan in the Chicago Sun-Times. But the 58 ancient works that constitute "Myth and Marble" are ...

But the museum’s just-opened show in this realm, “Myth and Marble: Ancient Roman Sculpture from the Torlonia Collection,” deserves particular attention because of the sheer beauty and ...

Nearly 60 works from the famed Torlonia Collection are on view in Chicago.

Courtesy the Halsted A&A Foundation The statue’s presentation at Wrightwood 659 sets the stage for “Myth and Marble: Ancient Roman Sculpture from the Torlonia Collection,” a highly ...

An installation view of “Myth and Marble: Ancient Roman Sculpture from the Torlonia Collection.” Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago Welcome to One Fine Show, where Observer highlights a ...

Life and immortality. Everything we ask of art is in the eyes of these women, just two of the 58 extraordinary works of “Myth and Marble: Ancient Roman Sculpture From the Torlonia Collection ...

A marble sculpture of the Greek god Hermes ... It turned out to be an 1,800-year-old Roman sculpture. But that wasn’t the only surprise — the mysterious headless lady’s statuesque body ...

The sculpture is believed to be a Roman copy of an original Greek bronze ... a curator in the Museums' stone and marble restoration workshop. The restoration project was paused for about two ...

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