But, in reality, ancient Greeks and Romans embraced bold colors, which archaeologists call “polychromy.” Brightly hued paints ...

Thousands of years ago, Greco-Roman statues offered viewers a multi-dimensional experience that also called to our olfactory ...

For centuries, scientists have known that the white marble statues from ancient Greece and Rome were once painted with rich […] ...

In a shocking act of vandalism, a religious politician attacked four artworks on display in Greece's national museum, forcing it to close.

Many people have heard the name of Orestes, a prominent figure of ancient Greek mythology, but how many of us know his ...

Excavations on monumental fountain ruins resulted in the discovery of a statue of Hermes from the Roman Imperial ... At his ...

Credit: /Wikimedia Commons/ Ashmolean Museum CC BY-4.0 Archaeologists have uncovered a little-known aspect of ancient art: Greek and Roman statues were not just painted and adorned but also perfumed.

have unearthed an incredible marble statue of Hermes, the messenger of Zeus in ancient Greek mythology. Statue fragments of other deities including Eros, Aphrodite, Artemis and Nemesis have also ...

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Ald. Anthony Napolitano introduced an ordinance to reinstall the statues removed in 2020. The debate comes as the city defends an art exhibit criticized as anti-Semitic. CHICAGO - Some Chicago ...

None were more striking than a 6.5-foot-tall statue of Aphrodite (the Greek goddess of love and beauty) sitting atop a base depicting Eros (the Greek god of love and desire) seated on a dolphin.

“Selective censorship of public art like the Christopher Columbus Statue is an affront to the very (principles) of freedom of speech that make this city great,” Napolitano was quoted as saying ...