At the end of the I th century, the architect Antonio Asprucci designed a room
wholly dedicated to ancient Egypt for the egyptian statues of the Borghese Collection.
This room, which is one of the most impressive in the museum, is a typical example of the
Neoclassical style.The vault shows Tommaso Conca’ painting entitled Cybele and the
Nile (1780) and some other mythological representations of the planets. Tommaso Conca
painted also the decoration on the marble walls, which tells the story of Cleopatra and
Mark Anthony. All statues were inspired by Egypt, from the bronze water-birds to the large
portrait of the goddess isis, dressed in a long, black marble tunic, ready to follow her
bridegroom Osiris.
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