
Loves of the Gods: Mythological Painting in Eighteenth-Century France
February 23, 1992 - April 26, 1992

Loves of the Gods: Mythological Painting in Eighteenth-Century France
February 23, 1992 - April 26, 1992
The greatest authors of the ancient world including Ovid and Virgil told sensuous and compelling tales of the lives and loves of the gods.
Centuries later, the leading French painters of the 18th century, including Watteau, Boucher, and Fragonard, used these stories as subjects for
charming, poignant, and passionate paintings. Many are among the most ambitious and beautiful paintings of the period. Some 65 of these,
never seen before in America, are included in this exhibition, which was first shown in Paris. Related prints, porcelains, sculptures and
tapestries, drawn from the collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, embellish the presentation. Organized by the Kimbell Art Museum
with the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Réunion de Musées Nationaux, the exhibition presents such famous works as Watteau's
Curators
Colin B. Bailey
Pierre Rosenberg
Christopher Riopelle
Itinerary
Réunion des Musées Nationaux, Paris
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas