Caesars series in Villa Borghese in Rome, while another was sent by KingPhilip II of Spain to the gardens of the Casa de Campo in Madrid in 1571 (nowMuseo del Prado, inv. no. E000158), and the Louvre in Paris houses another copyfrom the same period (inv. no. MR684). The Grimani Vitellius also inspired thedrawings and paintings of masters such Tintoretto, Jacopo Bassano, Palma ilGiovane and Peter Paul Rubens, which reinforced the statue’s place in the canon ofancient works that modern masters should seek inspiration from. This is very wellexpressed in a charming painting by the Dutchman Wallerant Vaillant (1623–1677),which portrays a young artist sketching in front of a marble head of Vitellius (soldat Sotheby’s, New York, in 1972).Scholars today have remarked that the refined style and technical characteristicsof the Grimani Vitellius – such as its broad, imposing format, fine execution of thehair and meticulous definition of details such as the pupils – indicate it dates to theHadrianic period, between the third and fourth decades of the second century ad.related literatureA. Gonzalez-Palacios, II gusto dei principi, arte di corte del XVII e del XVIII secolo, Milan, 1993
It seems that your browser's pop-up blocker has prevented us from opening a new window/tab. Please click the button below to open the link manually.
