Date

1st-2nd centuries

Object Type

Torso

Subject

Holding institution

Accademia di Belle Arti di Carrara

About The Work

The archaeological object is a nude male statue, headless and lacking its limbs. Its state of preservation does not allow for secure identification. An initial hypothesis was advanced by Emanuela Paribeni Rovai (1982), who compared the piece to the Apollo del Tevere (Museo Nazionale Romano, Rome). According to a recent study by Francesca Sabbatini, the sculpture is not typologically related to the deity but rather to a Severan-period marble representing an athlete, as suggested by the elongated torso and the plastic rendering of the anatomy. The sculpture entered the collections of the Accademia di Belle Arti di Carrara in the 1840s (1846–1847) as a donation from Carlo Andrea Fabbriccotti, intended for teaching purposes. The marble is often paired with the Torso virile con CLamide from the same collection and is documented as a didactic aid in the Academy’s sculpture teaching. Its original location within the Academy is uncertain, but after several relocations linked to repeated renovations of the Palazzo del Principe, the sculpture was installed in the inner courtyard from the 1950s onward.

Title

Torso of a cuirassed figure

Date

1st-2nd centuries

Object Type

Torso

Original Function

Collection, Education, Carlo Fabbricotti donation

Technique / Support

Marble

Dimensions

cm 135x65x75

Holding institution

Accademia di Belle Arti di Carrara

Bibliography and archival sources

E. Dolci, I marmi romani dell'Accademia, Lions Club Massa Carrara, 1990, p. 39.

Unique identifier

ICCD_MINV_1093749422671