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

New discoveries related to works of art in ancient Greece and Rome continue to be unearthed. A Danish study published in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology in March found that statues in antiquity were ...

Across history, the goddess Aphrodite has remained a prominent figure of beauty and love, and many statues have been built in ...

The Renaissance, as a wall label in Reimagining the Renaissance reminds us, began in Italy six centuries ago but its ...

While the “frivolous East” may have been happy to venerate men as though they were gods, the serious men of the Roman ...

On the surface perhaps, music and painting would seem to have quite a lot in common. They’re both forms of creative expression that can evoke feelings and emotions. Both can transcend language ...

Manny Garibay with his work at the Art Fair PH/Projects section His complex installation includes references to Greek mythology, Filipino historical figures, and contemporary themes. Garibay’s ...

For instance, Aphrodite, the goddess of love, became Venus. Zeus, the mightiest of the gods, became Jupiter. The war-god Ares was rebranded as Mars. Only Apollo, who was revered by successive Roman ...

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