{"id":3847,"date":"2026-10-01T08:38:53","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T08:38:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.civita.art\/mostre\/il-potere-del-ritratto-egitto-e-roma-i-volti-del-fayum-roma\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T14:35:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T14:35:14","slug":"il-potere-del-ritratto-egitto-e-roma-i-volti-del-fayum-roma","status":"upcoming","type":"mostre","link":"https:\/\/www.civita.art\/en\/exhibitions\/il-potere-del-ritratto-egitto-e-roma-i-volti-del-fayum-roma\/","title":{"rendered":"THE POWER OF PORTRAITURE. Egypt and Rome. The Fayum Portraits Rome"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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THE POWER OF PORTRAITURE. Egypt and Rome. The Fayum Portraits Rome<\/h1>\n\n5 Nov 2026 \u2013 2 Mag 2027<\/span>\n\n\n

The Fayum portraits are among the most famous yet least seen images of antiquity. This extraordinary exhibition at the Museo dell\u2019Ara Pacis brings together two exceptional bodies of work for the very first time: panels from Egyptian museums that have never before left the country – including the newly restored masterpiece, the Two Brothers Tondo – and major loans from the Louvre, alongside international collections and newly discovered works. By placing these painted faces within the rich context of Roman marbles, plaster casts, and fine jewelry, the exhibition highlights the historic encounter between Egyptian traditions, Greek culture, and Roman models.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Exhibition<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The Fayum portraits represent the most extraordinary surviving evidence of the real faces of the ancient world, preserved to this day solely by the sands of the Egyptian desert. Held at the prestigious Museo dell\u2019Ara Pacis in Rome, the exhibition “The Power Of Portraiture. Egypt And Rome. The Fayum Portraits” offers an unmissable opportunity to view a remarkable selection of these masterpieces gathered from museums across the globe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Divided into a prologue and five thematic sections, the exhibition explores the origins, materials, and significance of a unique artistic phenomenon that flourished in Roman Egypt between the 1st and 3rd centuries AD. From the early interactions between the Hellenistic-Egyptian world and the Roman Empire to the rise of portraiture as a declaration of personal identity and social status, the exhibition illustrates how the Roman impulse to preserve individual memory merged with ancient Egyptian funerary rites.<\/p>\n\n\n\nRead more<\/span>\n\n\n\n

Highlights include loans from Egyptian collections – featured prominently by the Two Brothers Tondo from Antinoopolis, a masterwork of ancient painting restored specifically for this occasion – and extensive loans from the Mus\u00e9e du Louvre, alongside the famous portrait of Isidora from the Getty Museum, the stunning Eirene from Stuttgart, and an unreleased portrait recently uncovered by an Italian archaeological mission. Complementing the painted panels are Roman marble sculptures, rare plaster funerary casts from the Vatican Necropolis, everyday artifacts, and exquisite gold jewelry from Pompeii and Herculaneum, restoring these painted faces to their authentic historical and cultural setting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n

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INFO<\/h2>\n\n\n5 Nov 2026 \u2013 2 Mag 2027<\/span>\n\n\nMuseo dell\u2019Ara Pacis Lungotevere in Augusta, Roma<\/span>\n\n\n\n