Statue of Capitoline Jupiter

The sculpture originally comes from the Borghese collection of Rome; and was later purchased by the Louvre Museum. Since 1960 it has remained in Warsaw as a long-term loan. The destroyed Roman statue was heavily restored (e.g. the entire head is a modern era restoration). Its protoplast could be the sculpture representing Capitoline Jupiter; which was created under the influence of the famous statue of Zeus at Olympia by the Greek sculptor Phidias. However; the resemblance to Phidias' works of art is veryslight; e.g. the position of arms and legs differ. The showcased antique sculpture seems to have the closer affiliations to the known representations of Jupiter from the time of the Roman Empire; i.e. after its restoration that took place in the late 1st century AD. The "Warsaw" copy dates to the turn of the 2nd and 3rd century AD.