The Capitoline Museums are a group of art and archaeological museums located on top of Capitoline Hill, which was the political and religious center of ancient Rome. The collections of the Capitoline Museums focus on the history of Rome and include masterpieces such as the equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius, the “Capitoline Wolf,” the “Dying Gaul,” both a reconstruction of the Colossal Statue of Constantine and fragments of the original, and a bust of Medusa by Bernini. The museums also house many ancient sculptures, paintings by artists such as Caravaggio, Titian, Guercino, Velázquez, and Rubens; coins and jewelry; and archaeological finds.
Italian Renaissance art expert Rocky Ruggiero highlights these impressive collections.
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