History

The Matres Matutae

The Matres Matutae are votive sculptures dating back to the 2nd–4th centuries BCE, now part of the permanent collection of the Museo Campano di Capua. They depict enthroned mothers with children in their arms, offered as gifts to the goddess Mater Matuta, the deity of dawn and childbirth, and the protector of fertility and nascent life.

These ex-votos from ancient Campania represent one of the most powerful symbols of maternity and sacredness in ancient Italy: works that span the centuries with an intact expressive power.

The Brand

Materparade was born from the encounter between history and contemporaneity. The sculptures, made of ceramic powder and hand-painted, are reinterpreted in four different dimensions, reclaiming the original idea of color and giving the Matres a new life through modern palettes and contemporary decorations. Each piece is a dialogue between past and present: an art object that carries with it millennia of history and a completely contemporary aesthetic.

The Artist

Roberto Branco is a contemporary artist who lives and works in Capua, the city that houses the original Matres. His artistic practice spans ceramics, resin, painting, paper, and various other materials, in a multidisciplinary approach that reflects his vision of art as an open and accessible space.

Roberto is committed to creating original works that place color at the center of the visual experience: color as language, as identity, as emotion. With Materparade, he carries out a mission: to make art beautiful, meaningful, and accessible to anyone who wants to bring into their home a piece of history reinterpreted through contemporary eyes. Discover his journey.