After their deaths, Winckelmann was hired as librarian in the house of Alessandro Cardinal Albani, who was forming his magnificent collection of antiquities in the villa at Porta Salaria.
Efter deres død blev Winckelmann modtaget som bibliotekar og ven i huset hos kardinal Alessandro Albani, som var i gang med at skabe den storslåede samling antikke værker i villaen ved Porta Salaria.