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This hallis situated on the ground floor of the New
Hermitage - the building designed by the architect Leo von Klenze
for the Imperial Museum in the mid-19th century. The museum purpose
of the hall obviously manifests itself in its décor - there is nothing
to distract the viewer's attention from the sculptures displayed here.
The barrel vault of the hall is decorated with mouldings including
medallions with profiles of the celebrated sculptors: Michelangelo,
Canova, Martos and others. The walls covered with perfectly polished
dark-green stucco seem to be made of marble. The hall derives its
name from the huge statue of Jupiter (late 1st century A.D.) originating
from the country villa of Emperor Domitian. Of special note in the
exhibition representing the art of Ancient Rome of the 1st-4th centuries
are sculptural portraits and marble sarcophagi. To the masterpieces
of the collection belong the Portrait of a Roman Woman (160-170) and
portraits of emperors Lucius Verus (2nd century BC), Balbinus and
Philip the Arabian (both 3rd century A.D.) |
