Description

Judy Mann, Saint Louis Art Museum will lead our tour.  

View the new Saint Louis Art Museum exhibition that Dr. Judith Mann, Curator of European Art to 1800s, and Andrea Miller have been vigorously working on for the past 7 years. Paintings on Stone: Science and the Sacred 1530-1800 examines a fascinating tradition long overlooked by art historians—stone surfaces used to create stunning portraits, mythological scenes and sacred images. This exhibition reveals the beauty of these works and examines the complexity of using materials such as slate, marble, alabaster, lapis lazuli, and amethyst.   

 

Meet at the East Building entrance of the museum, 1 Fine Arts Dr., 63110.

NOTE NEW MARCH DATE FOR THIS TOUR