The Altemps Palace, National Roman Museum In Rome, Italy Editorial Image

Marc Aurelius in the Hall of the Portraits in the ground floor of the Altemps Palace National Roman Museum in Rome Italy. The bust in red marble dates from the 4th century A.C. while the head is a copy from the equestrian sculpture of the 16th century. The Marc Aurelius origins from the Ludovisi collection. Located near Piazza Navona the Altemps Palace is one of the most interesting examples of Renaissance architecture in Rome. Erected during the fifteenth century by the Riario family and refurbished a century later under the orders of Cardinal Marco Sittico Altemps, Palazzo Altemps since 1997 it is one of the four seats of the National Roman Museum. The Palazzo Altemps houses an important collection of Greek and Roman sculpture that belonged to several families of the Roman nobility between the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.