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Indepth Arts News:
"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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