Myth, Allegory, Emblem: The Many Lives of the Chimaera of Arezzo

Myth, Allegory, Emblem: The Many Lives of the Chimaera of Arezzo

Location:	California, United States
Symposium Deadline:	2009-12-04 (Archive)
Date Submitted:	2009-09-30
Announcement ID:	170950

This colloquium brings together an international group of art historians, archaeologists, and conservators to discuss the latest research on an extraordinary bronze sculpture, the Chimaera of Arezzo, on view at the Getty Villa in Malibu, California, through February 8, 2010 (http://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/chimaera/).

Topics to be explored include the iconography of Bellerophon and the Chimaera in Greece, south Italy, and Etruria; the archaeological context of the Chimaera and its role in Etruscan religion; technology and conservation history; and the sculpture's reception in Renaissance Florence.

The colloquium takes place Friday and Saturday, December 4 and 5, 2009, at the Getty Villa.

Further details and registration available at http://www.getty.edu/museum/symposia/chimaera_of_arezzo_colloquium.html

Lisa Guzzetta
J. Paul Getty Museum/The Getty Villa
Malibu, California
Email: villaprograms@getty.edu
Visit the website at http://www.getty.edu/museum/symposia/chimaera_of_arezzo_colloquium.html

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