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Museum in Rome, Italy
The Capitoline Museums (Italian: Musei Capitolini) are a group of art and archaeological museums located on the Capitoline Hill in Rome, Italy, and constitute
Capitoline_Museums
Square in Rome, Italy
make up the Capitoline Museums, the Palazzo dei Conservatori and the Palazzo Nuovo, considered to be one of the oldest national museums, founded in 1471
Piazza_del_Campidoglio
Bronze sculpture of Rome's founding legend
19 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine; "Capitoline Museums:Exhibition The Capitoline She-Wolf". CAPITOLINE MUSEUMS. Archived from the original on May 16
Capitoline_Wolf
One of the seven hills of Rome, Italy
12°28′59″E / 41.89333°N 12.48306°E / 41.89333; 12.48306 The Capitolium or Capitoline Hill (/ˈkæpɪtəlaɪn, kəˈpɪt-/ KAP-it-ə-lyne, kə-PIT-; Italian: Campidoglio
Capitoline_Hill
Statue of Venus (modest Venus)
The Capitoline Venus is a type of statue of Venus, specifically one of several Venus Pudica (modest Venus) types (others include the Venus de' Medici type)
Capitoline_Venus
Ancient villa and gardens in Rome
Dionysus (Capitoline Museums) Commodus as Hercules (Capitoline Museums) Opus sectile marble floor, part of the "Alabaster floor" (Capitoline Museums) Woman
Horti_Lamiani
Ancient Roman bronze bust
(27 in) in height and is now in the Hall of the Triumphs within the Capitoline Museums, Rome. Traditionally taken to be an early example of Roman portraiture
Capitoline_Brutus
Marble male nude statue found at Hadrian's Villa
by Pope Clement XII in 1733 and went on to form the nucleus of the Capitoline Museums, Rome, where it remains. The restored left leg and the left arm, with
Capitoline_Antinous
Pharaoh of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC
Roller speculates that the British Museum head, along with those in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo, the Capitoline Museums, and in the private collection of
Cleopatra
Temple on the Capitoline Hill of Ancient Rome
Greatest'), was the most important temple in Ancient Rome, located on the Capitoline Hill. It was surrounded by the Area Capitolina, a precinct where numerous
Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus
Temple_of_Jupiter_Optimus_Maximus
Famed formal garden of the early Roman Empire
tied (Capitoline Museums) Fountain with Snake (Capitoline Museums) Head of an Amazon (Capitoline Museums) Hercules fighting (Capitoline Museums) Wikimedia
Gardens_of_Maecenas
significance. Among the most significant resources are museums – (Capitoline Museums, the Vatican Museums, Galleria Borghese)—aqueducts, fountains, churches
Tourism_in_Rome
Institution preserving and interpreting collections or heritage
Museums hold a wide range of objects and often focus on a particular theme, such as the arts, science, natural history, or local history. Museums that
Museum
Italian artist and architect (1475–1564)
Capodimonte Museum of Naples. Michelangelo worked on a number of architectural projects at this time. They included a design for the Capitoline Hill with
Michelangelo
Theme from Greek mythology
More than two dozen examples of this statue survive. Palazzo Nuovo (Capitoline Museums), Rome. Leda and the Swan, ancient fresco from Pompeii Leda and the
Leda_and_the_Swan
4th-century acrolithic statue, 12 m. tall
display in the courtyard of the Palazzo dei Conservatori as part of the Capitoline Museums. The great head, arms and legs of the Colossus were carved from white
Colossus_of_Constantine
Ancient Roman triumphal arch, now lost
Constantine, three that are preserved in the Palazzo dei Conservatori (Capitoline Museums) and a final one that was destroyed and of which only a fragment remains
Arch of Marcus Aurelius (Rome)
Arch_of_Marcus_Aurelius_(Rome)
Concept in classical sculpture
Thames & Hudson. p. 111. ISBN 0-500-27876-8. "Trajanic woman as Venus (Capitoline Museums)". Spivey, Nigel. Understanding Greek Sculpture. p. 112. Hallett 2005
Heroic_nudity
Sistine Chapel fresco by Michelangelo
format (it is 4.3 by 3 metres (14.1 by 9.8 ft)) and is still in the Vatican Museums. A print of 1582 shows the chapel in use, with a large cloth of roughly
The Last Judgment (Michelangelo)
The_Last_Judgment_(Michelangelo)
Sculpture of ancient Rome
2022-01-15. "print; drawing book | British Museum". The British Museum. Retrieved 2022-01-15. Capitoline Museums. "Colossal statue of Mars Ultor also known
Roman_sculpture
Capital and largest city of Italy
Among the most significant resources are the many museums – Capitoline Museums, the Vatican Museums and the Galleria Borghese and others dedicated to
Rome
Roman copy of a late Hellenistic statue
the Capitoline Museums, Rome, is a 1st or 2nd century Roman copy of a late Hellenistic period original. It was given to the nascent Capitoline Museums by
Cupid and Psyche (Capitoline Museums)
Cupid_and_Psyche_(Capitoline_Museums)
Ancient Roman temple
under the Capitoline Museums. It had been saved by being superimposed underneath the foundation of later buildings on the site of the Capitoline Hill. It
Temple_of_Veiovis
Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva
The Capitoline Triad was a group of three deities who were worshipped in ancient Roman religion in an elaborate temple on Rome's Capitoline Hill (Latin
Capitoline_Triad
Roman emperor from 306 to 337
MacMullen, Constantine, 78; Odahl, 108. Head of the bronze colossus, Capitoline Museums Barnes 1981, p. 44. MacMullen, Constantine, 81; Odahl, 108. Cameron
Constantine_the_Great
1972 act of damage to a 15th-century sculpture
Sacristy and Laurentian Library in the Basilica of San Lorenzo Rome Capitoline Museums Piazza del Campidoglio Palazzo Farnese St. Peter's Basilica Tor San
Vandalism of Michelangelo's Pietà
Vandalism_of_Michelangelo's_Pietà
326 AD bronze statue, 11 meters tall
The Capitoline Museums in Rome hold parts of a bronze colossus of Constantine. The colossal statue of a Roman emperor was likely made in the 4th century
Bronze colossus of Constantine
Bronze_colossus_of_Constantine
Classical sculpture in Rome
the standing statues of Augustus. The original is on display in the Capitoline Museums, while the sculpture now standing in the open air at the Piazza del
Equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius
Equestrian_statue_of_Marcus_Aurelius
Roman adaptation of the Greek divine hero Heracles
century BCE original by Lysippos, Capitoline Museum Hercules Roman 1st century BCE – 1st century CE, Walters Art Museum Herakles and Telephos Louvre MR219
Hercules
1480s painting by Michelangelo
1487–88 when he was 12-13 years old. It is in the collection of Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas. The painting is an oil and tempera copy of an engraving
The_Torment_of_Saint_Anthony
Athenian sculptor, 5th century BC
Archaeological Museum of Athens Athena and Marsyas, Roman copies, Vatican Museums Roman copy of Myron's heifer, Capitoline Museums Head of a boxer, Capitoline Museums
Myron
Art museums are some of the largest buildings in the world. The world's most pre-eminent museums have also engaged in various expansion projects through
List_of_largest_art_museums
Greek sculpture of the 3rd century BC
Gladiator, is an ancient Roman marble semi-recumbent statue now in the Capitoline Museums in Rome. It is a copy of a now lost Greek sculpture from the Hellenistic
Dying_Gaul
Painting by Guido Reni
Sebastian is a c. 1615 oil on canvas painting by Guido Reni, now in the Capitoline Museums in Rome. It is one of three similar treatments of Saint Sebastian
Saint_Sebastian_(Reni,_Rome)
Marble portrait sculpture
portrait sculpture created sometime in early 192 AD. It is housed in the Capitoline Museums in Rome, Italy. Originally discovered in 1874 in the underground chambers
Commodus_as_Hercules
Ancient temple in Campus Martius, Rome
statue of Isis might have been similar to the one currently in the Capitoline Museums based on the depictions of the statue found on coins. Other possible
Temple_of_Isis_and_Serapis
Sculpture by Michelangelo
Sacristy and Laurentian Library in the Basilica of San Lorenzo Rome Capitoline Museums Piazza del Campidoglio Palazzo Farnese St. Peter's Basilica Tor San
Pietà_(Michelangelo)
Chapel in the Apostolic Palace, Vatican City
York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1982. ISBN 0-87099-348-8. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sistine Chapel. Vatican Museums Online: Sistine Chapel
Sistine_Chapel
Sculpture by Michelangelo
Sacristy and Laurentian Library in the Basilica of San Lorenzo Rome Capitoline Museums Piazza del Campidoglio Palazzo Farnese St. Peter's Basilica Tor San
Madonna_of_Bruges
Fresco by Michelangelo on the Sistine Chapel ceiling
Closer to the Master (British Museum, London 23 March–25 June 2006). Catalogue by Hugo Chapman. London: British Museum, 2005. 203 colour and 80 b&w illus
The_Creation_of_Adam
Painting by Titian
by Titian, dated to c. 1512. It is held in the collection of the Capitoline Museums, in Rome. In the Baptism of Christ, John the Baptist (top left) rests
Baptism_of_Christ_(Titian)
Roman marble sculpture
housed in the Centrale Montemartini in Rome, Italy (formerly in the Capitoline Museums). Little is known about this sculpture and who it depicts, but it
Togatus_Barberini
Trojan prince, second husband of Helen of Troy
watch nearby. Judgement of Paris, c. 1801, Capodimonte porcelain (Capitoline Museums, Rome) The Iliad portrays Paris as a self centered and cowardly warrior
Paris_(mythology)
Roman emperor from 117 to 138
ISBN 0-415-34958-3, p. 109 Thorsten Opper, The Emperor Hadrian. British Museum Press, 2008, p. – 39 Jörg Fündling, Kommentar zur Vita Hadriani der Historia
Hadrian
Period in ancient Greek sculpture
Timothy: Leda and the Swan, Roman copy. Capitoline Museums Lysippos: Eros stringing his bow, Roman copy. Capitoline Museums In the purely technical field, there
Classical_Greek_sculpture
Sculpture by Polyclitus (athlete with discus)
which are often restored. There are variant in the Louvre Museum {Paris) and the Capitoline Museums (Rome). Discophorus fountain, on Calle Obregon in Colonia
Discophoros
Italian painter
his easel pictures of the 1630s, such as the Rape of Helen (Rome, Capitoline Museums), Romanelli is close to the most classical of Cortona’s works. Romanelli's
Giovanni_Francesco_Romanelli
Ancient Roman civic basilica in Rome
for its surviving opus sectile mosaics that are preserved in the Capitoline Museums and the Museo Nazionale Romano. According to an inscription, the basilica
Basilica_of_Junius_Bassus
Roman emperor from AD 81 to 96
reintroduced with the Capitoline Games. The most important building Domitian restored was the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus on the Capitoline Hill, said to
Domitian
Renaissance statue in Florence, Italy
surface. Agnese Parronchi, the restorer originally selected by Florentine museums superintendent Antonio Paolucci, assessed the David's condition herself
David_(Michelangelo)
Greek mythological hero
playing the board game petteia, black-figure oinochoe, c. 530 BCE (Capitoline Museums, Rome) Head of Achilles depicted on a fourth-century BCE coin from
Achilles
One-eyed giants in Greek and Roman mythology
The blinded Polyphemus seeks vengeance on Odysseus: Guido Reni's painting in the Capitoline Museums.
Cyclopes
Ancient Roman tomb in Rome, Italy
Turismo Roma. 2019-01-12. Retrieved 2026-06-30. "Mausoleo di Augusto". Capitoline Superintendency (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-02-13. Martial, Epigram 5
Mausoleum_of_Augustus
Roman empress from 116 to 136/137
the so-called Arch of Portugal, and in modern times moved to the Capitoline Museums, where it is on display on the staircase of the Palazzo dei Conservatori
Vibia_Sabina
Michelangelo Acquired By the Kimbell Art Museum Archived 4 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Kimbell Art Museum, 13 May 2009, retrieved 13 May 2009. Provenance
List_of_works_by_Michelangelo
Lover of Roman emperor Hadrian (c. 111 – 130)
Archaeological Museum, Naples Capitoline Antinous, Capitoline Museums, from the Villa Adriana Antinous as Osiris. Staatliches Museum Ägyptischer Kunst
Antinous
Ancient Roman temple in Rome
of a ship's bow with a boar's head, were found and are now in the Capitoline Museums. Vespasian subsequently reduced the consumption of water, returning
Temple_of_Claudius
Eunuch priest of the Phrygian goddess Cybele
Funerary relief of an archigallus from Lavinium, mid-2nd century AD, Capitoline Museums, Rome
Galli
Private art collection
exhibition of 92 works from the Torlonia Collection opened at the Capitoline Museums in Rome, the first public display of works from the Torlonia Collection
Torlonia_Collection
Stoic philosopher, Roman emperor from 161 to 180
176–180 (bas reliefs from the Arch of Marcus Aurelius, now in the Capitoline Museums) During the early 160s, Fronto's son-in-law Victorinus was stationed
Marcus_Aurelius
Statue by Michelangelo
Sacristy and Laurentian Library in the Basilica of San Lorenzo Rome Capitoline Museums Piazza del Campidoglio Palazzo Farnese St. Peter's Basilica Tor San
Risen Christ (Michelangelo, Santa Maria sopra Minerva)
Risen_Christ_(Michelangelo,_Santa_Maria_sopra_Minerva)
Art movement
Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 17 October 2016. Capitoline Museums. "Colossal statue of Mars Ultor also known as
Hellenistic_art
Paintings by Pietro da Cortona
Baroque artist Pietro da Cortona, created c. 1629-1630. One is in the Capitoline Museums, Rome. The other is listed in 19th century catalogues of the art collection
Rape of the Sabines (Pietro da Cortona)
Rape_of_the_Sabines_(Pietro_da_Cortona)
Roman god of war, guardian of agriculture
Hellenistic Greek model of the 4th century BCE. Capitoline Museums in Rome, Italy. Capitoline Museums. "Colossal statue of Mars Ultor also known as Pyrrhus
Mars_(mythology)
Chapel in San Lorenzo, Florence, Italy
16th-century Western domes "Medici Chapels and Church of San Lorenzo". The Museums of Florence. Florence, Italy. Retrieved 4 June 2023. Baldini, Umberto (1982)
Sagrestia_Nuova
Fountain in Rome, Italy
The funds raised would also permit free access for locals to a series of museums across the Italian capital, Onorato also said. The backdrop for the fountain
Trevi_Fountain
Ancient marble statue
Augustus. Discovered in 1889, it is currently displayed at the Capitoline Museums, at the Capitoline Hill, in Rome, Italy. It is displayed in the Hall of the
Bust of Augustus with Gemmed Crown
Bust_of_Augustus_with_Gemmed_Crown
Chief deity of Roman state religion
Many of his functions were focused on the Capitoline Hill, where the citadel was located. In the Capitoline Triad, he was the central guardian of the
Jupiter_(god)
Lost painting by Michelangelo
the Gemäldegalerie (Dresden), the Gemäldegalerie (Berlin), and the Correr Museum in Venice. The Casa Buonarroti in Florence holds not only a copy, but also
Leda and the Swan (Michelangelo)
Leda_and_the_Swan_(Michelangelo)
Ancient religious monument in Rome, Italy
during excavations and now kept in the Centrale Montemartini of the Capitoline Museums was the statue of the goddess herself. Only the head, the arms, and
Largo_di_Torre_Argentina
Roman tutelary deity of woods
Altar decorated with a bas-relief depicting the god Sylvanus Capitoline Museums in Rome.
Silvanus_(mythology)
Greco-Roman Hellenistic bronze sculpture
which is probably the bronze version that now resides in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. In the sixteenth century, bronze copies made suitably
Boy_with_Thorn
The Capitoline Wolf suckling the twins Romulus and Remus is a symbol of Rome, Italy. Copies of the statues have been donated by Italy to various places
List of Capitoline Wolf statues
List_of_Capitoline_Wolf_statues
Roman Catholic basilica and landmark in Vatican City
Building of the Vatican: The Papacy and Architecture". The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin. 40 (3): 4–8. Claridge, Amanda (1998). Rome: An Oxford Archaeological
St._Peter's_Basilica
Sculpture by Praxiteles of Athens from the 4th century BC
include: the Capitoline Venus (Capitoline Museums, Rome) the Barberini Venus the Borghese Venus the Satala Aphrodite (British Museum), considered a replica by
Aphrodite_of_Knidos
Ancient school of philosophy
Statue of an unknown Cynic philosopher from the Capitoline Museums in Rome. This statue is a Roman-era copy of an earlier Greek statue from the third century
Cynicism_(philosophy)
Sculpture by Michelangelo
the convent. In 1962, Santo Spirito Crucifix was put on display at the museum in Florence that is dedicated to the works of Michelangelo and the history
Crucifix_(Michelangelo)
Creature from Greek and Roman mythology
to have been inspired by his viewing the Faun of Praxiteles in the Capitoline Museum. In H.G. Wells' (1895) The Time Machine, in the year 802,701 CE, while
Faun
Ancient religious monument in Rome, Italy
of the empire (some of which are now in the National Roman Museum and Capitoline Museums), demonstrating Hadrian's less warlike policy than his predecessor
Temple_of_Hadrian
Hairstyles in ancient Rome
"Portrait of Caligua". Galleria Borghese Museum. Retrieved 16 August 2024. "Portrait Head of Augustus". Getty Museum. Retrieved 22 August 2017. "5 Iconic
Roman_hairstyles
Italian poet and writer (born 1979)
Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the British Museum, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the National Roman Museum, the Capitoline Museums,
Gabriele_Tinti_(poet)
Speeches by Cicero condemning Mark Antony (44–43 BCE)
Bust of Marcus Tullius Cicero, 1st century AD, Capitoline Museums, Rome
Philippicae
Greek sculptor of the 4th century BC
swan from an eagle, on the basis of which a Roman marble copy in the Capitoline Museums is said to be "after Timotheus". The theme must have been popular
Timotheus_(sculptor)
Topics referred to by the same term
novel by Apuleius, and depicted in many forms: Cupid and Psyche (Capitoline Museums), a Roman statue Marlborough gem, a 1st-century carved cameo Landscape
Psyche
Subject of eight paintings by Caravaggio
the original in his own collection. It is now held in the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City. Stark contrasts of light and dark accentuate the
John_the_Baptist_(Caravaggio)
1965 film by Carol Reed
Sacristy and Laurentian Library in the Basilica of San Lorenzo Rome Capitoline Museums Piazza del Campidoglio Palazzo Farnese St. Peter's Basilica Tor San
The Agony and the Ecstasy (film)
The_Agony_and_the_Ecstasy_(film)
Greek sculpture
examples of the type are known, of which the best known is in the Capitoline Museums. The Resting Satyr statue type shows a youthful satyr, sometimes referred
Resting_Satyr
Painting by Domenichino
Italian Baroque painter Domenicho Zampieri (Domenichino) housed in the Capitoline Museum in Rome, Italy. The painting appears to be one of four paintings of
Cumaean_Sibyl_(Domenichino)
4th-century triumphal arch in Rome, Italy
Sudans and march along the Via sacra to the Forum Romanum and on to the Capitoline Hill, passing through both the Arches of Titus and Septimius Severus.
Arch_of_Constantine
Stairs in Rome, Italy
house where English poet John Keats lived and died in 1821; it is now a museum dedicated to his memory, full of memorabilia of the English Romantic generation
Spanish_Steps
Style of ancient Greek and Roman statues
into the collection of Cardinal Giuseppe Albani, and is now in the Capitoline Museums, Rome (Room 33). The figure has her left arm across her body below
Amazon_statue_types
Debate on the race of the Egyptian ruler
Cleopatra Selene II. The diademed 'Esquiline Venus' statue in the Capitoline Museums is also speculated as being an additional depiction of the queen,
Ethnicity_of_Cleopatra
Ancient Greek goddess and mother of the gods
Rhea hands the swaddled stone to Cronus, 2nd century AD, Capitoline Museums
Rhea_(mythology)
Wife of Odysseus in Greek mythology
2015-09-29. Retrieved 2023-12-26. "Statues of Penelope showcased at National Museum of Iran". Tehran Times. 2015-09-29. Retrieved 2025-12-06. "Arrivederci,
Penelope
Sculpture by Michelangelo
been stolen for nearly half a century before being returned to the French museum where it had been displayed. The 1965 biopic The Agony and the Ecstasy starts
Bacchus_(Michelangelo)
Twin brothers and central characters of Rome's foundation myth
Albertoni, Margherita; et al. (2006). The Capitoline Museums: Guide. Milan: Electa.. For information on the Capitoline She-Wolf. Beard, Mary; North, John A
Romulus_and_Remus
Sculpture by Michelangelo
Sacristy and Laurentian Library in the Basilica of San Lorenzo Rome Capitoline Museums Piazza del Campidoglio Palazzo Farnese St. Peter's Basilica Tor San
Rondanini_Pietà
Gallic people of central Anatolia
Dying Gaul, Roman copy of a Hellenistic sculpture of a dying Galatian warrior, wearing a torc. Capitoline Museums.
Galatians_(people)
Italian noble family
Guercino, Capitoline Museums, Rome. Portrait of a Man with a Dog, Bartolomeo Passerotti Plato and Diogenes (Mattia Preti), Capitoline Museums, Rome. Allegory
Sacchetti_family
Cycle of frescoes by Michelangelo
was claimed that as many as 10,000 visitors passed through the Vatican Museums in a day, double the quantity of the previous decade. The ceiling had suffered
Sistine_Chapel_ceiling
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imp. & p. p.
of Capitalize
a.
Of or pertaining to the Capitol in Rome.
a.
Alt. of Capitoline
v. t.
To compute, appraise, or assess the capital value of (a patent right, an annuity, etc.)
n.
A rude ancient ax or hatchet, seen in museums.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Capitalize
v. t.
To print in capital letters, or with an initial capital.
a.
Of or pertaining to the roebuck.
v. t.
To convert into capital, or to use as capital.