Drawn from the remarkable collection of the Musée du Louvre, this exhibition examines aspects of Roman art—from the 1st century B.C. through the early 4th century A.D.—within artistic, historical, and socio-cultural contexts. Themes such as religion, urbanism, war, imperial expansion, funerary practices, intellectual life, and family are represented by more than 180 objects, including mosaics, frescoes, terracotta statuettes, monumental sculptures, sarcophagi, reliefs, and glass and metal vessels.
Drawn from the remarkable collection of the Musée du Louvre, this exhibition is curated by Daniel Roger and Cécile Giroire, curators in the Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities Department of the Louvre. Roger and Giroire examine aspects of Roman art—from the 1st century B.C. through the early 4th century A.D.—within artistic, historical, and socio-cultural contexts. Themes such as religion, urbanism, war, imperial expansion, funerary practices, intellectual life, and family are represented by more than 180 objects, including mosaics, frescoes, terracotta statuettes, monumental sculptures, sarcophagi, reliefs, and glass and metal vessels. Arranged thematically, the exhibition highlights, contrasts, and underscores continuities that characterize these artistic manifestations of Roman public and private life.
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Curator
Daniel Roger and Cécile Giroire, are Curators in the Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities Department of the Musée du Louvre.
Credit
This exhibition is organized by the American Federation of Arts and the Musée du Louvre. It is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities.
