Roman Landscapes Catalogue

$39.95

Roman Landscapes Catalogue

$39.95
Description

Accompanying the Roman Landscapes: Visions of Nature and Myth from Rome and Pompeii exhibition 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.