Description: St. John the Baptist, oil on panel by Giovanni Antonio Sogliani (Florence 1492-1544). The painting is a fragment of a larger panel, which contained perhaps a full-length figure in origin. As witnessed by the eye facing down (to the faithful) and the hand raised up, perhaps indicating the Savior. Although the style of the […]
Sybil (Melancholia), oil on panel by Angelo Caroselli (Rome 1585-1652). The unique headdress of this female figure, which is sometimes found as an attribute of the prophets, and the book held open with the judgments of the oracles and with a regretful look that leads to melancholy, led to its interpretation as the Sybil or […]
Description: Traces of the remaining gilding mark the bottom where the stately image of the Madonna with the Child holding up the globe stands. The typical elements of the Cretan school are evident in the treatment of the drapery, especially in the clothes of the child, and in the particular stylistic feature of the face […]
Description: Floor mosaic with a cupid on a swan, I Century BC with limestone multi-colored tiles. Hailing from the urban area of Cefalù, it demonstrates the existence of a rich patrician residence within the walls of the city. The mosaic of the emblem type depicts a white swan in flight with spread wings, ridden by […]
Description: Reversed bell-shaped crater, with red figures, used as a cinerary. There are depicted some domestic scenes on the main side and three young boys covered with a cape on the other.
Description: Tool used by carpenters to make joints (mmicciaturi) between two wood planks arranged transversely, usually at 90°, or even with different angles and longitudinally to join two pieces of wood. Of course, this tool was used for wood pieces large enough for the construction of balconies, gates, doors, windows, etc. Instead of the normal […]
Description: Two female figurines sitting on a throne, with ovoid polos on the head and crown of four rows of pendants (breasts) on the chest. Their presence in the same burial suggests the presence of this cult in the ancient city. The surfaces feature abundant traces of a whitish engobe. It resembles the more ancient […]
Description: Group of statues depicting a naked nymph who brings her right hand to the head, while she shies away to escape the embrace of a sensual ithyphallic Pan. The group, probably an apax , is part of a wide range of erotic depictions rather widespread in the Hellenistic period.
Description: Statuette of a naked youth, legs apart, with softly and delicately modeled body. The position of the legs and the slight bend of the trunk reveal the desire of the craftsmen to take inspiration from the great statues by Lysippus.
Description: Male head devoid of most of the hair, of part of an eye and of the bust. Modeled with a matrix but carefully finished by hand and stick, to the point that it can be classified as a sculpture, like the others found near this one and displayed in the same showcase. The finding is […]
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