Roman Art from the Louvre
September 23, 2007 - January 6, 2008
The IMA was the first U.S. venue for Roman Art from the Louvre, an exhibition of original works from the Musée du Louvre in Paris, France. Organized by the American Federation of Arts and the Musée du Louvre, the traveling exhibition represented the largest number of loaned pieces from the Louvre for any single show. Roman Art from the Louvre featured approximately 180 prime examples of Roman art drawn from the Louvre’s unsurpassed collection. The exhibition examined aspects of Roman art—works made between the first century BC and the early fourth century AD—in artistic, historical and socio-cultural contexts. The objects, which had never before been shown in any exhibition in the United States, included mosaics, frescoes, terracotta statuettes, monumental sculptures, marble reliefs and glass and metal vessels.
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Piranesi’s Views of Ancient Rome
June 3, 2007 - January 6, 2008
In conjunction with Roman Art from the Louvre, 34 large format etchings by Giovanni Battista Piranesi featuring Rome’s ruins from Piranesi’s two series, Views of Rome (1748-1775) and Views of Paestram (1778) were on view in the European galleries.
Greek and Roman Jewelry
June 3, 2007 - January 6, 2008
In conjunction with Roman Art from the Louvre, scheduled for the IMA September 23, 2007 to January 6, 2008, a selection of about 100 ancient Greek and Roman gold jewelry pieces, from the distinguished Burton Y. Berry Collection at the Indiana University Art Museum, will be on view at the IMA. The display at the IMA will include stunning rings, earrings, necklaces, pendants, and bracelets, among other objects. The curator of this exhibition is Adriana Calinescu, Curator of Ancient Art, Indiana University Art Museum, Bloomington.


