Zur Ausstellung „Faszination Rom. Maarten van Heemskerck zeichnet die Stadt“
The ancient legacy of Rome attracted numerous artists from all over Europe long before archaeology was established as a modern science. But what could someone like Maarten van Heemskerck actually see of famous monuments such as the Colosseum in the 16th century? An art historian and an archaeologist analyse his studies of ancient ruins and sculptures.