Upcoming Exhibition
The Etruscans: From the Heart of Ancient Italy
Hydria (water jar) with Hercle and the Hydra, Attributed to the Eagle Painter, Greek, active in Caere (modern Cerveteri), 520‒510 BC, Terracotta, 17 1/2 × 15 × 13 1/8 in. (44.6 × 38 × 33.4 cm), The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California, 83.AE.346, Digital image courtesy of Getty’s Open Content Program.
The Etruscans: From the Heart of Ancient Italy introduces the remarkable culture that flourished in ancient Etruria, in the region between the Arno and Tiber Rivers, from the 9th to the 2nd century BC. The Etruscans will feature important artworks lent by museums in Italy, and these treasures will be complemented by additional loans from museums in Europe, the U.S., and Canada. Altogether approximately 180 objects, renowned for their unparalleled beauty and craftsmanship, will display the Etruscans’ rich artistic legacy and offer fascinating insights into their society. The exhibition highlights the Etruscans’ highly skilled craft production and contacts with other cultures around the Mediterranean, their language and religious rituals, burial practices and luxurious grave goods, and aspects of daily life including banqueting and the lives of Etruscan women. The exhibition ends by exploring the Etruscans’ significant influence on ancient Roman society.
The Etruscans: From the Heart of Ancient Italy has been organized by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, in collaboration with the San Antonio Museum of Art.
Exhibition Gallery
Hydria (water jar) with Hercle and the Hydra, Attributed to the Eagle Painter, Greek, active in Caere (modern Cerveteri), 520‒510 BC, Terracotta, 17 1/2 × 15 × 13 1/8 in. (44.6 × 38 × 33.4 cm), The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California, 83.AE.346, Digital image courtesy of Getty’s Open Content Program.
Bracelet, Etruscan, Caere (modern Cerveteri), Sorbo necropolis, Regolini–Galassi Tomb, 675‒650 BC, Gold, Width: 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm), diameter: 3 5/8‒4 in. (9.3‒10 cm), Musei Vaticani, Museo Gregoriano Etrusco, Vatican City, 20563, Photo Copyright © Governorate of the Vatican City State - Directorate of the Vatican Museums.
Stamnos (storage jar) with a griffin combat, Attributed to the Painter of Vatican G 113, Etruscan, Vulci, 360‒350 BC, Terracotta, Height: 11 3/4 in. (29.8 cm), diameter (mouth): 6 3/4 in. (17 cm), Musei Vaticani, Museo Gregoriano Etrusco, Vatican City, formerly Giacinto Guglielmi Collection, 39568, Photo Copyright © Governorate of the Vatican City State - Directorate of the Vatican Museums.
Cauldron with lion attachments, Etruscan, Caere (modern Cerveteri), Sorbo necropolis, Regolini–Galassi Tomb, 675–650 BC, Bronze, Height: 18 1/4 in. (46.5 cm), diameter: 18 1/2 in. (47 cm), Musei Vaticani, Museo Gregoriano Etrusco, Vatican City, 15065, Photo Copyright © Governorate of the Vatican City State - Directorate of the Vatican Museums.
Bowl with hunt and military scenes, Phoenician, Caere (modern Cerveteri), Sorbo necropolis, Regolini–Galassi Tomb, 675‒650 BC, Gilded silver, Height: 1 1/2 in. (3.7 cm), diameter: 7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm), Musei Vaticani, Museo Gregoriano Etrusco, Vatican City, 20368, Photo Copyright © Governorate of the Vatican City State - Directorate of the Vatican Museums.
Toiletry box in the shape of a fawn, Etruscan, Praeneste (modern Palestrina), 350–300 BC, Wood, Museo Nazionale, Etrusco di Villa Giulia, Rome, 51846, © Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia, Rome. Photographic archive. Photograph by Mauro Benedetti.
Acroterion depicting a winged horse, Etruscan, Caere (modern Cerveteri), 500‒480 BC, Painted terracotta, 18 1/8 × 16 in. (46 × 40.5 cm), Musei Vaticani, Museo Gregoriano Etrusco, Vatican City, 14130, Photo Copyright © Governorate of the Vatican City State - Directorate of the Vatican Museums.
Votive statue of a seated boy, Etruscan, Tarquinia, about 325-275 BC, Bronze, Height: 12 7/8 in. (32.7 cm), Musei Vaticani, Museo Gregoriano Etrusco, Vatican City, donated in 1771 by Mons. Francesco Carrara, 12108, Photo Copyright © Governorate of the Vatican City State - Directorate of the Vatican Museums.
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