Telling Tales I: Classical Images from the Dahesh Museum of Art

Telling Tales I: Classical Images from the Dahesh Museum of Art was an exhibition and accompanying catalog organized by the Dahesh Museum of art in 2001. It explored how 19th-century academic artists utilized and adapted ancient Greek and Roman mythology in their masterpieces.

The exhibition featured paintings, sculptures, and drawings from the Dahesh’s permanent collection, examining how European creators bent the Classical canon to fit their own unique aspirations