Elizabeth Myers Mitchell Art Gallery, St. John’s College Campus, Mellon Hall, 60 College Ave., (410) 626-2556. Tues-Sun 12-5, Fri 7-8 pm: From La Serenissima to the Eternal City: The Grand Tour in 18th Century Venice and Rome, March 14 – April 23. This exhibition includes prints, drawings, paintings and sculptures as subjects of the Grand Tours in 18th and 19th-century Venice and Rome. The Grand Tours, primarily associated with aristocratic British and American young men, served to polish the culmination of their classical education. This exhibition focuses on the theme of their education abroad, including the journey and sites seen, attitudes toward antiquity, souvenirs and works brought home, all seen in the context of their background in classical literature.www.stjohnscollege.com.
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