"Otium. The art of living in the roman home of the imperial age" is the title of the exhibition that RavennAntica, the Municipality of Ravenna and Superintendency of Archaeology of Emilia-Romagna are organising in the splendid Complex of San Nicolò from 15 March to 5 October 2008. Visitors will be able to admire mosaics, frescoes, statues, busts, objects, furnishings and other valuable finds from the domus and villae of Ravenna, Emilia and the area of Vesuvius, and also from the most important national archaeological museums. Mosaics with geometric motifs from a second century residence of Ravenna found in the excavation of the Domus dei tappeti di pietra, already admired by hundreds of thousands of visitors will be on display for the first time. Of particular value are some paintings from the area of Vesuvius, such as the fresco with representation of a garden with sphynxes from the Casa del bracciale d’oro of Pompei, the plate with “tondo con fanciullo” and the children playing from the National Archaeological Museum of Naples. Other items worthy of mention are the statue of the philosopher Hermarchus from Florence and that of the Orpheus the citharist from Rimini.
Complesso di San Nicolò - Via Rondinelli