Pompei and the Roman Villa (Washington DC, through March 22)

Art and Culture Around the Bay of Naples
"Pompeii and the Roman Villa presents some 150 works of sculpture, painting, mosaic, andluxury 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."

National Gallery of Art, October 19, 2008–March 22, 2009; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, May 3–October 4, 2009
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