The Eruption of Vesuvius, 1771. Pierre-Jacques Volaire (French, 1729–1799). Oil on canvas; 116.8 × 242.9 cm. The Art Institute of Chicago, Charles H. and Mary F. S. Worcester Collection, 1978.426. Image: The Art Institute of Chicago, IL / Bridgeman Images
CWRU students receive FREE admission to "Eyewitness Views: Making History in Eighteenth-Century Europe," on view through May 20 at the Cleveland Museum of Art. Valid student ID required.
Before Instagram, Twitter, or even photography, view paintings recorded history as it happened. This exhibition is your chance to travel back in time and be an eyewitness to the most significant events of 18th-century Europe.
#EyewitnessCMA The Eruption of Vesuvius, 1771. Pierre-Jacques Volaire (French, 1729–1799). Oil on canvas; 116.8 × 242.9 cm. The Art Institute of Chicago, Charles H. and Mary F. S. Worcester Collection, 1978.426. Image: The Art Institute of Chicago, IL / Bridgeman Images
CWRU students receive FREE admission to "Eyewitness Views: Making History in Eighteenth-Century Europe," on view through May 20 at the Cleveland Museum of Art. Valid student ID required.
Before Instagram, Twitter, or even photography, view paintings recorded history as it happened. This exhibition is your chance to travel back in time and be an eyewitness to the most significant events of 18th-century Europe.
#EyewitnessCMA