Roman Landscapes: Visions of Nature and Myth from Rome and Pompeii SAMA Catalogue

Roman Landscapes: Visions of Nature and Myth from Rome and Pompeii. This special exhibition was at the San Antonio Museum of Art from February 24, 2023 - May 21, 2023. This richly illustrated volume reveals the intimate connections between these works and ancient Romans' social, political and religious lives. The essays explore landscapes that decorated urban houses and tombs in Rome, Pompeii and Herculaneum and sumptuous coastal villas on the Bay of Naples, as well as the aims and desires of the ancient patrons who commissioned these inventive depictions of the natural world.

Edited by Jessica Powers Chief Curator, The Gilbert M. Denman,Jr. Curator of Art of the Ancient Mediterranean Worldwith contributions by Bettina Bergmann, Thomas Frohlich, Lynley J. McAlpine Associate Curator of Provenance Research at the San Antonio Museum of Art, Timothy M. O'Sullivan, Verity Platt. 

208 Pages 9.5 x 12 inches 157 illustrations

ISBN 978-1-883502-25-6

Softcover

Published by the San Antonio Museum of Art 2023