Key figures in abstract painting of the second half of the 20th century, American painter Joan Mitchell and Canadian painter Jean-Paul Riopelle, belong to the realm of sentimental and artistic mythologies that reveal the full significance of a close emotional bond between two passionate and daring artists. For the very first time, an exhibition retraces their respective artistic careers in the light of their relationship

Never would the expansion of Rome have been so rapid, nor would its territory have covered so vast an area for such a long time without the incredible fighting strength of its army. The exhibition presented at Arles shows how the army was organised, its strength and skills, while retracing its development from the 2nd century BC to the end of the Empire.