{"id":18993,"date":"2025-12-02T13:45:51","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T12:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museonazionaleromano.it\/?post_type=evento&#038;p=18993"},"modified":"2026-03-12T16:20:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T15:20:32","slug":"memorie-sommerse-i-bronzi-del-ponte-di-valentiniano","status":"publish","type":"evento","link":"https:\/\/museonazionaleromano.it\/en\/evento\/memorie-sommerse-i-bronzi-del-ponte-di-valentiniano\/","title":{"rendered":"Memorie sommerse. Roman bronzes from the Ponte di Valentiniano"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From <strong>5 December 2025<\/strong>, the exhibition <em>\u201cMemorie sommerse. Submerged Memories: The Bronzes of the Bridge of Valentinian\u201d<\/em> opens to the public. Curated by <strong data-start=\"180\" data-end=\"200\">Federica Rinaldi<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"205\" data-end=\"223\">Agnese Pergola<\/strong>, the exhibition returns to public view an extraordinary group of bronze works associated with the decoration of the Roman bridge now better known as <strong data-start=\"373\" data-end=\"388\">Ponte Sisto<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The materials resurfaced in <strong data-start=\"419\" data-end=\"427\">1878<\/strong> during work carried out on the embankments of the <strong data-start=\"478\" data-end=\"493\">Tiber River<\/strong>. For a long time they were kept in the Museum\u2019s storage rooms, but they are now visible and accessible again thanks to extensive restoration and research, which has allowed a new and complete contextualization of the pieces. The exhibition aims to highlight a little-known yet extremely important body of material for reconstructing the <strong data-start=\"831\" data-end=\"864\">monumental topography of Rome<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"867\" data-end=\"1449\">The decision to bring these artifacts back into the galleries forms part of the Museum\u2019s broader strategy to reactivate access to works preserved in storage. This is also happening in connection with prestigious loans such as the <strong data-start=\"1097\" data-end=\"1107\">Niobid<\/strong> and the <strong data-start=\"1116\" data-end=\"1131\">Peplophoros<\/strong> from the Museum\u2014both <strong data-start=\"1153\" data-end=\"1187\">4th-century BC Greek originals<\/strong>\u2014which have been lent for the exhibition <em data-start=\"1228\" data-end=\"1246\">\u201cGreece in Rome\u201d<\/em> at the <strong data-start=\"1254\" data-end=\"1295\">Capitoline Museums \u2013 Villa Caffarelli<\/strong>. The reorganization of the display therefore makes it possible to present to the public lesser-known masterpieces of great historical and artistic value.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1451\" data-end=\"1505\">The monographic exhibition presents <strong data-start=\"1487\" data-end=\"1502\">three works<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1506\" data-end=\"1624\">\n<li data-section-id=\"1oyuthl\" data-start=\"1506\" data-end=\"1535\">\n<p data-start=\"1508\" data-end=\"1535\">a <strong data-start=\"1510\" data-end=\"1532\">diademed male head<\/strong>,<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1el3v5i\" data-start=\"1536\" data-end=\"1589\">\n<p data-start=\"1538\" data-end=\"1589\">a <strong data-start=\"1540\" data-end=\"1586\">gilded bronze statue of a toga-clad figure<\/strong>,<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>the <strong data-start=\"1596\" data-end=\"1623\">right wing of a Victory<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1626\" data-end=\"2056\">The display is enriched by a video featuring narration by <strong data-start=\"1684\" data-end=\"1702\">Silvia Orlandi<\/strong>, professor of <strong data-start=\"1717\" data-end=\"1767\">Latin epigraphy at Sapienza University of Rome<\/strong>, explaining the large marble dedicatory inscription of <strong data-start=\"1823\" data-end=\"1838\">Valentinian<\/strong> and his brother <strong data-start=\"1855\" data-end=\"1865\">Valens<\/strong>, as well as the monumental inscription carved in <strong data-start=\"1915\" data-end=\"1929\">travertine<\/strong> that once adorned the exterior of the bridge and was specifically designed to be read by those navigating the <strong data-start=\"2040\" data-end=\"2055\">Tiber River<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2058\" data-end=\"2157\">This inscription is preserved today in the <strong data-start=\"2101\" data-end=\"2156\">Cloister of Michelangelo at the Baths of Diocletian<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2159\" data-end=\"2478\">Alongside the exhibition, a <strong data-start=\"2187\" data-end=\"2212\">scholarly publication<\/strong>\u2014currently in preparation with the publisher <strong data-start=\"2257\" data-end=\"2267\">Quasar<\/strong>\u2014will explore all aspects related to the discovery, iconography, reconstruction of the original locations, and restoration of the materials, offering a comprehensive study of this extraordinary sculptural group.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From 5 December 2025, the exhibition \u201cMemorie sommerse. 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