Resting Goat

The Caprone appears with his front legs outstretched, the head slightly pointing to the left and the curly mantle with locks intricately falling on its face. This majestic and extremely well-executed goat has been attributed to the hand of Bernini thanks to the attentive research conducted by 600's restorers.The sculpture was built during the Imperial age, it was probably thought of as a decoration of an important Roman palace. The imponent statue was bought by the collector Marchese Vincenzo Giustiniani who in the end decided to exhibit the piece at the famous Gallery of Palazzo Giustiniani. The pieces of that gallery were soon incorporated with the Torlonia collection becoming one big collection.The fact that it became part of Giustiniani collection, provides strong evidence that this might have been sculpted by Bernini. Gian Lorenzo Bernini would in fact often restore and work with marble artworks hosted in the gallery. This sculpture has been scanned thanks to our generous backers that unlocked the Torlonia Marbles during our crowdfunding campaign.这尊公山羊雕塑前肢舒展，头部微向左偏，卷曲的鬃毛缕络细密地覆于面部。这座气势恢宏、工艺精湛的山羊雕塑，经17世纪修复师的细致考证后，被归为贝尔尼尼（Bernini）的手笔。该雕塑创作于罗马帝国时期，最初或为某座重要罗马宫殿的装饰构件。 这座极具分量的雕像被收藏家温琴佐·朱斯蒂尼亚尼侯爵购藏，最终被陈列于大名鼎鼎的朱斯蒂尼亚尼宫画廊（Gallery of Palazzo Giustiniani）。该画廊的藏品不久后并入托尔洛尼亚（Torlonia）收藏体系，形成规模庞大的综合馆藏。 这件作品被纳入朱斯蒂尼亚尼收藏这一史实，为其出自贝尔尼尼之手提供了有力佐证：吉安·洛伦佐·贝尔尼尼（Gian Lorenzo Bernini）时常会对该画廊所藏的大理石艺术品进行修复与创作。 本件雕塑的数字化扫描工作，得益于本次众筹活动中慷慨支持并解锁托尔洛尼亚大理石（Torlonia Marbles）馆藏项目的诸位支持者。