Etched in Eternity: Mythical Torlonia Collection makes its historic debut at the Kimbell
In the Kimbell Art Museum’s Renzo Piano Pavilion, 58 ancient marble sculptures—some gods, others emperors, still others ordinary Romans—stand in commanding silence, carrying with them the weight of centuries.
“It’s difficult to overstate how rare this is,” says Jennifer Casler Price, the Kimbell’s senior curator of Asian, African, and ancient American art and curator of the exhibition. “Even if you traveled to Rome, you would not see this collection. It has been largely inaccessible for decades....
“It’s difficult to overstate how rare this is,” says Jennifer Casler Price, the Kimbell’s senior curator of Asian, African, and ancient American art and curator of the exhibition. “Even if you traveled to Rome, you would not see this collection. It has been largely inaccessible for decades....
