Torlonia marbles: 'The priceless statues I saw covered in dust and dirt'

The collection consists of 620 sculptures - including statues, portrait busts and sarcophagi - 92 of which are on display, after cleaning and restoration
The family amassed the hoard by buying other private collections, and from excavations on its own estates
The exhibition opened in October in the Villa Caffarelli in Rome, but closed more than once because of the pandemic - it reopened most recently on 26 April and is due to end on 29 June
These are some of the most beautiful, lifelike marbles I have ever seen