Herm of Bacchus – Valadier 1773
Recorded as being on the ground floor of the Villa Borghese in the first half of the 19th century, this work, executed in 1773, was greatly admired by the archaeologist Antonio Nibby. Although he believed it to be antique — without, however, specifying the period — later studies have shown it was executed in the 18th century by an exponent of Roman Neoclassicism, Luigi Valadier. The son of Andrea Valadier, he directed the latter’s workshop from 1759, when he began to work […]