Bronze sculpture from the Grand Tour, 19th century.
Depicting the famous Antinous, favorite of the Emperor Hadrian,
Beautiful work after the antique, with original nuanced patina and fine chiseling.
Height 60 cm.
The Capitoline Antinous or the Hermes-Antinous Albani is a marble statue found at Hadrian's Villa, in Tivoli, following excavations undertaken by Count Giuseppe Fede from 1724.
It is kept at the Capitoline Museums in Rome.