Pompeii and the Roman Villa: Art and Culture around the Bay of Naples
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ExhibitionPompeii and the Roman Villa: Art and Culture around the Bay of NaplesOctober 19, 2008 - March 22, 2009The National Gallery of Art, 4th and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20565, Tel: 202-737-4215, United States Pompeii and the Roman Villa presents some 150 works of sculpture, painting, mosaic, and luxury arts, including recent discoveries on view in the U.S. for the first time and celebrated finds from earlier excavations. Exquisite objects from the richly decorated villas reveal the breadth and richness of cultural and artistic life, as well as the influence of classical Greece on Roman art and culture in this region. The exhibition also focuses on the impact that the 18th-century excavations and rediscovery of Pompeii and Herculaneum had on the art and culture of the modern world. |
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