Esteemed private collection of Roman marbles is starting its North American tour

The North American tour of the Torlonia Collection begins on March 15 at the Art Institute of Chicago, featuring 58 exceptional sculptures from the Greco-Roman era, primarily from the first and second centuries AD. Post-Chicago, the exhibition, themed in six sections, will travel to Fort Worth and Montreal. The initiative promises to enhance scholarship through detailed examinations of the collection, as highlighted by Carlotta Loverini Botta, the director of the Torlonia Foundation, indicating significant involvement from the hosting museums.

The so-called Maiden of Vulci (first century BC) is one of the exhibition's star pieces.

The show is organised thematically in six sections, opening with 'Icons of the Torlonia Collection', featuring Portrait of a Young Woman.

Carlotta Loverini Botta states, 'The museums [are] contributing to expenses... enabling further studies and examinations of works in the collection.'

The US leg of the tour allows for further scholarly study of the vast collection, enhancing the understanding of Greco-Roman antiquities.

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