Un ritratto romano dalla collezione Chigi Saracini di Siena

This note illustrates an unpublished roman portrait located in Palazzo Chigi Saracini, Siena, belonging to the heterogeneous collections assembled by Galgano Saracini at the end of 18th – beginning of the 19th century. The sculpture reproduces a portrait so far known only through a bust in Castle Howard (North Yorkshire), from the 18th century collection of Henry Howard, Fourth Earl of Carlisle, which has recently been published. Comparison between the two replicas of the same portrait type – referable to an unknown distinguished personality of the Antonine period – highlights above all the high quality of execution of the Castle Howard bust, which is also very well preserved.