Roman Art from the Louvre at SAM

This extraordinary selection of ancient art from Paris's famed Musée du Louvre portrays nearly 300 years of imperial Roman life and history. The exhibition includes approximately 180 pieces—many that have never before traveled to the United States—from one of the richest collections of ancient Roman art in the world. From monumental marble sculptures and reliefs, paintings and mosaics, bronze statuettes and jewelry, to the more private realm of letters, portraits and fresco paintings in miniature, the exhibit offers a cohesive view of what Roman art represented in Roman life. A real effort is made to present the pieces in context and give the visitor a vivid picture of what ancient Rome was really like - from members of the imperial to ordinary citizens.