Luscious reproductions of more than 50 of Twombly's paintings, drawings and little-known sculptures, along with classical works of art, tell the story of an American abstractionist's poetical dialogue with antiquity Cy Twombly 's first visit to Italy as a young man ignited a lifelong passion for classical culture that is everywhere present in his art.
Painted canvases, works on paper and small-scale sculptures reveal the historical soul of Twombly's abst.