The ancient Greek roots of the cross symbol, its significance in cosmology, religion, and philosophy, long before ...

The neglected marble quarries of Paros which centuries ago produced most of the sculptural masterpieces of ancient Greece are ...

Science has already proven that sculptures from ancient Greece and Rome were often painted ... was not intended to be perceived as a statue in stone. It was supposed to resemble a real god or ...

According to new research, this also included the sense of smell, which was aroused by smothering ancient statues in rose ...

Sarcophagus Lid with Reclining Couple, second half of 2nd century CE (Roman, Imperial Period, Torlonia Collection, Rome), is featured in “Myth and Marble: Ancient Roman Sculpture from the ...

South Metope IV of the Parthenon is one of many sculptures from the Parthenon in Greece that have been scattered across the ...

This is one of the most intact ancient Greek temples still standing, though it was built in 430 B.C. This architectural masterpiece allows visitors to marvel at the intricate carvings, massive ...

Life-sized statues of a man and a woman were discovered in a tomb in Pompeii, researchers said, thousands of years after a ...

The leading Greek filmmaker and director, Yorgos Lanthimos, has been denied permission to shoot some scenes for his ...

The 2,000-year-old Torlonia collection of Roman sculptures, now at the Art Institute of Chicago, has the urgency of the greatest contemporary art. Credit...Lorenzo De Masi, via Torlonia Foundation ...

Thus, Buddha appeared in bronzes from India, Pakistan, China, Thailand and Japan, representing various periods and regional ...

At the Stonex Art Soirée in Kishangarh, I was introduced to the true artistic value of marble; and how it becomes an avenue of design.