Marbles in the Palazzo Massimo

Roman marbles in Palazzo Massimo in Rome

Roman Sculptures in the Palazzo Massimo in Rome

Roman sculptures were often copies of Greek originals depicting gods, myths, and athletes but increasingly also portrayals of the ruling classes and funerary statues. Later Roman works were often far more realistic than earlier Greek portrayals of the ideal face and body.

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