Nov 5, 2020
5 min read
The Eternal Embrace of the Terracotta Spouses
The surprisingly tender Etruscan view of marital love
If you have never seen the Sarcofago degli Sposi (or Sarcophagus of the Spouses) in the National Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia, Rome, know that you have done yourself a huge disservice.
It’s not just about the exquisite details of the late sixth-century BC terracotta sculpture, or the fact that this…
