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This hall is situated in the building of the New Hermitage
constructed for the museum purposes to the design of Leo von Klenze
in 1851. The architecture of the hall, that had been intended for
showing antique sculptures, reproduced the inner courtyard of a rich
Hellenistic or Roman house. The walls are decorated with artificial
marble. The eight fluted columns and two pillars of Carrara marble
bear the beams of the ceiling. The ceiling coffers and beams are adorned
with ornaments imitating Greek painting. On display in the hall are
examples of decorative sculpture of the Hellenistic and Roman eras
that had adorned courtyards and rooms of ancient houses. Small statues
of children were the key theme of decorative sculpture during that
time. |
