THE CAPITOLINE MUSEUMS (Musei Capitolini) IN ROME; ITALY. The creation of the Capitoline Museums has been traced back to 1471; when Pope Sixtus IV donated a group of bronze statues of great symbolic value to the People of Rome. The collections are closely linked to the city of Rome; and most of the exhibits come from the city itself.HEAD OF AN AMAZONRoman marble sculpture from an original of the 5th century BC Copy after the bronze original created for the artistic contest for the town of Ephesus that took place in 440-430 BC; summoning all major Greek artists.Photo : Eric Vandeville/akg-images