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Leo von Klenze proposed placing sculpture of the modern
era in this hall. That is why its decor includes medallions bearing
the profiles of outstanding sculptors, including Michelangelo, Canova
and Martos. The hall acquired its present name from a huge statue
of Jupiter (late 1st century) that comes from the suburban villa of
Emperor Domitian. Particularly noteworthy among the display of Ancient
Roman art of the 1st to 4th century are the sculptural portraits and
marble sarcophagi. Masterpieces of the collection are the Portrait
of a Roman Woman (known as A Syrian Woman) and the portraits
of Emperors Lucius Verus, Balbinus and Philip the Arabian. |
