02 août 2012
Roundel with the Winged Head of Medusa. Roman, A.D. 100 - 225
Roundel with the Winged Head of Medusa. Roman, A.D. 100 - 225. Silver, gold, and bronze
01 décembre 2011
Baroque masterpiece The Medusa by Gian Lorenzo Bernini @ the Legion of Honor in San Francisco
Gian Lorenzo Bernini, The Medusa, 1640s. Carrara marble. Musei Capitolini, Rome. Photo: Andrew Fox/FAMSF
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- The Musei Capitolini in Rome are lending San Francisco one of their greatest treasures, the Baroque masterpiece The Medusa by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, one of history’s finest sculptors and a leading figure in 17th-century Italian art and architecture. This loan is part of The Dream of Rome, a project initiated by the mayor of Rome to exhibit timeless masterpieces in the United States from 2011 through 2013. The... [Lire la suite]