Chimaera of Arezzo
Getty Museum exhibits the Chimaera of Arezzo
Inaugurating the partnership with the Museo Archeologico in Florence, Getty Museum exhibits a masterpiece of Etruscan bronzework known as the Chimaera of Arezzo: a “life-sized” sculpture of a triple-headed monster comprised of a lion, a fire-breathing goat, and a serpent
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March 26, 2009 – Opening at the Getty Villa on July 16, 2009, The Chimaera of Arezzo explores the myth of Bellerophon and the Chimaera over six centuries of classical art. Dated to the early fourth century B.C., the Chimaera is the only surviving large-scale representation of this hybrid creature. This spectacular bronze will be displayed alongside antiquities from the Getty Museum’s collection, together with loans from museums in Rome, Naples, Basel, New York, Boston, and Atlanta, which situate the sculpture in its ancient Italian context. Materials from the Getty Museum’s Department of Manuscripts and the Research Library at the Getty Research Institute illustrate the legacy of the Chimaera myth in Medieval Christian imagery and its reception in the Renaissance. From its ancient dedication to the supreme Etruscan deity Tinia to its display in the collection of Cosimo I de’ Medici, the Chimaera of Arezzo has endured as an emblem of the triumph of right over might
Exhibition of Ancient Bronzes
In addition to the Chimaera exhibition, the Museo Archeologico will collaborate with the Getty Museum on the organization of an exhibition of bronze sculpture from the ancient world. The exhibit would include significant Greek, Roman, and Etruscan works from the Museo Archeologico. The scheduling of this exhibition is yet to be determined.
Exhibition on the Etruscans
In collaboration with the Museo Archeologico, the Getty will organize a major exhibition devoted to the Etruscans, drawing on collections in Florence as well as other Italian and international lenders. As the central repository for important finds from archaeological sites in northern Etruria, the Museo Archeologico houses works of singular skill and beauty produced by a culture that dominated central Italy from the eighth century B.C. to the rise of the Roman Empire. Bringing to bear the latest scholarship and the results of recent excavations, the exhibition will re-evaluate the place of Etruscan art in the wider context of the classical Mediterranean world
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