Highlights of Roman Landscapes:
Visions of Nature and Myth from Rome and Pompeii
San Antonio Museum of Art
Friday, June 23, 11:00 am–noon
Might the artistic path to landscape painting trace back to Rome—the eternal city? Roman Landscapes was the first exhibition in the United States to explore landscape scenes as a striking new genre of ancient Roman art. The artworks and other objects in this exhibition were created more than a millennium before landscape emerged as an independent subject in the Renaissance. Created between 100 B.C. and about 250 A.D., the works include major loans from museums in Italy, France, and Germany never before on view here. Perhaps the most extraordinary aspect of the exhibition was the inclusion of art from Pompeii, which was preserved remarkably intact despite being buried under volcanic ash in 79 A.D. With Melissa Varner as our expert docent guide, we will discover how ancient Romans depicted themselves in relationship to nature and “why.”
This presentation is open to everyone in the community and is part of our collaboration with Little Falls Village. Register online. FHNN members and volunteers who need help registering can email information.fhnn@gmail.com with Landscapes in the subject line.