The Strength of Beauty. Greek art conquers Italy

Gathered together in the 16th century rooms of the Palazzo Te, more than one hundred masterpieces from across Europe illustrate the history of Greek art in Italy, a feature of central significance in the thousand year contact and exchange that defined the artistic culture of the Mediterranean. 

While not being a linear process, three successive phases have been identified which correspond to a section of the exhibition and constitutes an enormously fascinating account from the early contacts through development to point of arrival.

• The Strength of Beauty