Description

The Riace Bronzes are two bronze statues made around the 5th century BC and found in the Calabrian town of Riace in an exceptional state of conservation. The two works represent one of the most famous examples of Greek Mediterranean art.

The Italian South is full of artifacts that recall the splendor of that era (for example the Valley of the Temples in Agrigento, the ruins of Paestum, the theaters of Taormina and Selinunte etc ...), but few works of art are preserved. and intact like the mythical Riace Bronzes. They were accidentally discovered by an amateur underwater photographer, Stefano Mariottini, on the seabed of riace marina It was August 16, 1972 when Stefano noticed that something was emerging at a depth of about 8 meters.