"BYZANTINE ART IN TEXAS"
1999-11-01 until 2000-02-01
Menil Collection
Houston, TX, USA United States of America

Treasures on loan from private collections of Fort Worth and Houston, plus highlights from the Menil‚s own Byzantine holdings. An intimate, single-gallery exhibition, featuring panel paintings (icons on wood) and ecclesisastical objects, and ancient coins, curated by Menil chief curator Bertrand Davezac, a renowned expert in the field of Byzantine art. Among the objects on display include a rare silver plate known as a paten from the 6th century, and a 7th century incense burner newly acquired by the Menil.

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