Events
Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Bust of Medusa, from Capitoline Museums of Rome to the Legion of Honor - Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
17 November 2011 - 19 February 2012
2011-2013: The Eternal Masterpieces in the United States.
Carvings, cameos and seals
Sala Pietro da Cortona
8 February 2012
The museum's glyptic collection of the Foundation Dino and Ernesta Santarelli represents the culmination of a cultural project, started in 2010 with the presentation of the Foundation at the Campidoglio and with the loan of the collection to the Capitoline Museums. The collection spans five millennia, with items coming from ancient Egypt, the Near East, the greek-Roman world and modern Europe.
Attending the event:
PAOLA SANTARELLI President of the Fondazione Dino ed Ernesta Santarelli
ANGELA GALLOTTINI Scientific Committee and curator of the exhibition catalogue
CLAUDIO PARISI PRESICCE Director of the Museum
Press conference on Wednesday 8 February at 12.00 pm