‘The Death of Petronius’: New mural in La Jolla blends local scenery with ancient imagery
La Jolla Light
By ELISABETH FRAUSTO
“The Death of Petronius,” a comment on decadence, is a new mural now standing in The Sahm Seaview Room at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego in La Jolla.
The mural is from a 2001 photographic series of 12 images called “The Last Days of Pompeii” by Eleanor Antin. It becomes the 44th work installed by Murals of La Jolla, a project of the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library.