The interior of Homewood Museum is an extraordinary example of the exuberance in decoration typical of the late-18th and early-19th centuries. The trends in decoration were propelled by the discovery of Pompeii, which began to be well known in the 1760s, and the increasing influence of classical antiquity on artistic style and the development of taste. Homewood may be seen as a Federal period ideal of this new international style. Through microscopic examination, nationally-recognized paint historian and analyst Matthew Mosca has revealed a much more complex and sophisticated decorative paint scheme than was previously identified. In this illustrated talk, he’ll share some of the exciting and surprising discoveries he has made in Homewood’s three principal entertaining rooms, cross passage, and vestibule. (1 AIA CES learning unit will be available)

5pm Reception at Homewood Museum / 6pm Lecture in 50 Gilman Hall, both located on the Johns Hopkins Homewood campus.

This is the first lecture in Homewood Museum's Baltimore's Great Architecture 2014 Lecture Series, The Archaeology of Interiors, presented in association with AIA Baltimore 2014 Baltimore Architecture Month.