PAINTINGS ON STONE: SCIENCE AND THE SACRED 1530 - 1800

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PAINTINGS ON STONE: SCIENCE AND THE SACRED 1530 - 1800

February 20 - May 15, 2022

Date
February 20 - May 15, 2022
Venue
Saint Louis Art Museum
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PAINTINGS ON STONE: SCIENCE AND THE SACRED 1530 - 1800

Main Exhibition Galleries, East Building

FRIDAY, MAY 13 UPDATE:
Because of limited access to the Museum this evening, the Museum will close at 5PM today. All ticket fees for Friday tickets after 4:15PM will be automatically refunded. If you present your Friday evening ticket in person at the museum, they will be happy to exchange it for a free ticket tomorrow or Sunday. Please note that the final exhibition entry time on both Saturday and Sunday is 4PM. We apologize for the inconvenience.

In 2000 the Saint Louis Art Museum purchased Cavaliere d’Arpino’s Perseus Rescuing Andromeda, an exceptional painting on lapis lazuli. The acquisition of the small, stunning work of art spurred extensive research that culminates in Paintings on Stone: Science and the Sacred 1530–1800, the first systematic examination of the pan-European practice of this unusual and little-studied artistic tradition.

By 1530 Italian artists had begun to paint portraits and sacred images on stone. At first artists used slate and marble. By the last decades of the 16th century, the repertoire expanded, eventually including alabaster, lapis lazuli, onyx, jasper, agate, and amethyst. In addition to demonstrating the beauty of these works, Paintings on Stone explains why artists began using stone supports and the role that stone played in the meaning of these endeavors.

Bringing together more than 90 examples by 58 artists, Paintings on Stone represents major centers of stone painting and features 34 different stones, nearly the full range that were used.

The exhibition is curated by Judith W. Mann, curator of European art to 1800.

Image Caption: Cavaliere D'Arpino (Giuseppe Cesari), Italian, 1568–1640; Perseus Rescuing Andromeda, c.1593–94; oil on lapis lazuli; 7 15/16 × 6 1/8 × 1/4 inches; Saint Louis Art Museum, Museum Purchase 1:2000

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