From June 23, the Quirinale is hosting the exhibition on the bronzes of San Casciano, “The Gods Return”.
The exhibition is at the Quirinale until July 25 and then again from September 2 to October 29, presenting for the first time to the general public the bronzes discovered in San Casciano dei Bagni, in the province of Siena, in 2022.
The Bronzes of San Casciano
The Bronzes of San Casciano represent the largest deposit of bronze statues from the Etruscan and Roman eras ever found, 50 years after the Riace Bronzes.
An extraordinary discovery in every sense.
The statues, mostly dating from the 2nd to the 1st century BC, have been preserved in almost perfect condition within the warm waters of the spring, which also preserved the inscriptions in Latin and Etruscan.
“The Gods Return”: the exhibition
The exhibition unfolds through the centuries within the landscape of the hot waters of the ancient Etruscan city-state of Chiusi.
In this area, from the Bronze Age to the Imperial Age, there has always been a tradition of bronze production, and thanks to the exhibition, visitors can discover how bronze offerings meet water not only in San Casciano but in many other sacred places in that territory.
On display, in addition to 20 statues and figurines, are also thousands of bronze coins and anatomical ex-votos that testify to a history of devotion, cults, and rituals hosted in sacred places where thermal water was at the center of numerous therapeutic practices.
For more information on visiting hours and reservations, you can consult the official Quirinale website by clicking HERE.
If you are also interested in all the other must-see exhibitions of 2023 in Rome, Venice, Naples, Turin, and Milan, we recommend our insights:
Rome: the main exhibitions of 2023
Venice: exhibitions to see in 2023
Exhibitions in Naples: which to see in 2023
Turin: the exhibitions of 2023
Exhibitions in Milan 2023: the five not to be missed
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