Date

1st century

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 (forthcoming), 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 Male Torso with Chlamys 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

Nude male torso

Date

1st century

Object Type

Torso

Original Function

Collection, Education, Carlo Fabbricotti donation

Technique / Support

Marble

Dimensions

cm 130x40x52

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. 37-38. Francesca Sabbatini, Antiquities at the Academy. About a nude male torso at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Carrara, in L'Accademia di Belle Arti di Carrara History, heritage, characters, edited by Marco Ciampolini, Cinisello Balsamo, Silvana Editoriale (forthcoming).

Unique identifier

ICCD_MINV_8526519422671