Sicily: Art and Invention between Greece and Rome. That’s the title of the exhibition on Magna Grecia running from 3 April to 19 August 2013 at The Getty Villa in Los Angeles.
In Sicily, during the fifth to third centuries B.C. former Greek colonies emerged as powerful kingdoms. Innovations in art, architecture, theatre, poetry, philosophy, and science flourished and left an enduring mark on mainland Greece and later on Rome. The exhibition was organised by the Paul Getty Museum in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute in Los Angeles. Over 150 objects bear witness to the athletic and military victories, religious rituals, opulent lifestyles, and intellectual attainments that shaped Classical culture at its peak. Read more, in Italian.
