PORTUNUS

A quiet dialogue of centuries unfolds atop a neoclassical console by Emilio Terry (circa 1961).
From left to right: a Roman marble cinerary urn of the late 1st century AD,
a patinated Jean Dunand dinanderie plate (circa 1925),
and a Roman bronze foot from the 2nd century AD — a fragment that still carries breath and memory.

Above, John Baldessari’s Couple Embracing (Blue) (2007) interrupts time with humour and ultramarine boldness, reframing antiquity through a contemporary lens.

To the left, Cécile’s Torso by Alfred-Auguste Janniot, conceived between 1927–1929, stands poised between idealisation and modern sensuality — a body both present and remembered.

Together, these works rest in a fragile equilibrium — where time folds, objects listen, and eras speak not in hierarchy, but in quiet conversation.