As reproduções de esculturas da antiguidade em gesso patinado e terracota do Museu Nacional Soares dos Reis

Abstract

Among the almost seven hundred plaster cast and ceramic replicas at the Soares dos Reis National Museum, there are some pieces featuring subjects from sculptures of classical Antiquity. e fact the majority of the replicas bear catalogue numbers suggests they may have been included in thematic Daktyliothecae (gem cast collections), which contained works of sculpture from the most renowned museums in Europe. ey may possibly have been grouped according to museum of origin, referred to individually, Museo Capitolino, Museo Vaticano, or jointly, Museo di Fizenze e Parigi, Museo Vaticano e Capitolino, Museo di Napoli e Villa Albani, Musei Diversi