This was an incredible exhibit. They've brought over some very incredible pieces. One of the most impressive was a fresco called Apollo and the muse Clio. As the brochure says:
Frescoed on the walls of one of its dining rooms are images of the god Apollo, patron of liberal arts, flanked by muses. Their presence would have reminded guests of the pleasures of intellectual and creative conversations, the ideal at any Roman banquet.
This is a somewhat controversial exhibit installed on the moving walk way between the two wings of the Gallery. It is called Multiverse by Leo Villareal.
In honor of the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth, there are all sorts of special exhibits honoring him. The National Gallery has the models used for the building of the Lincoln Memorial and the actual statue.
The always beautifully decorated rotunda of the West Gallery.
After seeing the Pompeii exhibit, I stumbled on this one while seeing the impressionists at the West Gallery.
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Didn't you see some of that Pompeii stuff in place?
The photo of the Multiverse thing reminds me a bit of the neon artwork in the walkway connecting concourses at Terminal One (United) at O'Hare Airport in Chicago, which opened in the late 80s, I think it was. Anyway, the first time I went there, I heard an ethereal chanting and I thought how cool it was that they were playing Laurie Anderson (it reminded me a bit of "O Superman"). When I got close to the end of the walkway, I realised it was an announcement: "The walkway is ending--please look down." I never looked at that thing the same way again.
Once again, thanks for the photos and virtual tour of D.C. I have yet to go there, but it's on my list to visit one of these days (I'm a west coaster).
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