Primus Pilus Posted May 7, 2007 Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 A bronze horse, possibly the work of the Parthenon sculptor, went on display Friday at a Rome museum after a decades-long restoration. The horse was returned to the Capitoline Museums following a $680,000 restoration that began in the late 1970s, museum director Anna Mura Sommella said. Leaning on its hind legs with its head held back, as if preparing to break into a wild dash, the horse is one of the few surviving bronze equestrian statues from Greek times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klingan Posted May 7, 2007 Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 A real beauty that one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantagathus Posted May 24, 2007 Report Share Posted May 24, 2007 A real beauty that one! It really is! It also pains me to think of the countless works of this quality that have been melted down over the ages & recast... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silentium Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 I went to see it last saturday...it is so detailed it's almost scary.. The event is called "Un cavallo di bronzo per pi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludovicus Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 (edited) More views of the beautiful bronze horse at the Musei Capitolini. Here you can see the sculpture from three sides. http://www.twincities.com/portlet/article/...mp;startImage=3 Edited May 25, 2007 by Ludovicus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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