Paintings on Stone
Science and the Sacred 1530–1800
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.
Missouri
| Saint Louis Art Museum
02-20-2022 - 05-15-2022