Stuttgart, Württembergisches Landesmuseum

Stuttgart, the pleasant, modern capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southwestern Germany, is built around an old castle, which is one of the locations of the Württembergisches Landesmuseum. There are several departments, and among these is a comparatively small but interesting collection of Greek and Roman art. It includes a couple of splendid art objects from Alexandria, some jewelry, and a number of beautiful portraits.

It is unfortunate that the most impressive collection is not in the old castle, but across the street, in a different building: the lapidarium. Here, you can see one of the best collections of Roman provincial art that I’ve ever seen. It is divided into the usual categories (army, administration, and religion, which is again subdivided into Roman, native, eastern), and has good explanatory signs. What