EditorialSainte Cecile et un ange tenant une partition musicale. Saint Cecilia and an angel who holds up a musical score. Painted around 1620 for Cardinal Ludovico Ludovisi. Canvas, 160 x 120 cm INV 793. DOMENICHINO. SANTA CECILIA.
EditorialThe Ludovisi Water Carrier. Dated: 1752/1756. Dimensions: overall: 19 x 13.1 cm (7 1/2 x 5 3/16 in.). Medium: black chalk with gray wash on laid paper.
EditorialThe Ludovisi Menander. Dated: 1752/1756. Dimensions: overall: 26.5 x 19.4 cm (10 7/16 x 7 5/8 in.). Medium: pen and black ink with gray wash over black chalk on laid paper.
EditorialGreat Ludovisi Sarcophagus. Roman. 250 AD. Detail of the relief depicting the battle between Romans and Goths. The central figure has been identified with Hostilian, son of emperor Decius. Proconnesian marble. Altemps Palace. Rome, Italy.
EditorialGrande Ludovisi Sarcophagus. Dated in the 3rd century and came from a tomb near the Porta Tiburtina. Reliefs depicting a battle scene between Romans and barbarians. Notes the central figure on horseback, with arm raised, identified as the son of the em...