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“Abundantia Cornu Copiae” at the Stephen Romano Gallery

Eric Richardson “Poseidon” (2014) December 4 – January 15 2015Opens December 4, 6 – 9 pm 111 Front Street Suite 208Brooklyn NY 11201 www.romanoart.com Hours: wed – sat 12 – 6 or by appointment The exhibition is a horn of plenty in itself, celebrating the enrichment that is brought to us through culture.The cornucopia (from Latin cornu copiae) or horn of plenty is a symbol of abundance and nourishment, commonly a large horn-shaped container overflowing with food. The cornucopia became the attribute of several Greek and Roman deities, particularly those associated with the harvest, prosperity, or spiritual abundance, such as personifications of Earth (Gaia or Terra); the child Plutus, god of […]