Diliana Angelova, “Art and Imagination: A Family Portrait from Pompeii”

Ancient art shaped how both viewers and makers understood their world. In this talk, focused on a family portrait from a Pompeian house buried by Vesuvius in 79 CE, Professor Diliana Angelova (University of California, Berkeley) reveals the dynamic relationship between art, reality, and imagination.

This lecture is part of the annual celebration for our art history and cultural history students. It is sponsored by the PSU Art History program and the generous support of the M.A.Tooze Endowed Visiting Professor of Islamic and Ancient Art Fund.