Gruppo marmoreo con la scrofa che allatta i porcellini
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Cast
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Gesso
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(originale) Musei Vaticani, Roma
La scultura rappresenta l'episodio della scoperta della scrofa da parte di Enea, narrato nell'VIII libro dell'Eneide di Virgilio.
Masterpieces of the hall
The hall
In these two rooms the documentation of the culture of Lazio and Italy at the time of the foundation of Rome, is presented alongside evidence of the most ancient history of the city and the legends of its mythical origins, shown on monuments of the Republican and Imperial periods.
