Ancient Greek and Roman statues didn't originally look like they do now in museums. A new study says they didn't smell the ...

Among the items are sandals, pottery and Britain's largest collection of Roman writing tablets, bearing IOU notes and gossip ...

Stunningly and unexpected, virtually all of the selections on view in this exhibition are complete. Co-organized by the Art Institute and Rome-based Torlonia Foundation, it is the first time works ...

Ancient Roman Sculpture from the Torlonia Collection” has works span hundreds of years, with the earliest piece dating from ...

Today, ancient Greco-Roman statues housed in museums are typically ... persisted after Johann Winckelmann, an 18th-century art historian and archaeologist, wrote that “the whiter the body ...

Archaeologists in Pompeii, Italy, analyzed a variety of paint pigments, offering glimpse the art of ancient Romans ... But what materials did ancient Roman artists use to create these masterpieces?

The sale will be held live at our Central London showroom (63-64 Margaret Street, W1W 8SW) and online via the Apollo Art Auctions platform. Items in the auction come from a vast range of cultures, ...

Myth and Marble: Ancient Roman Sculpture from the Torlonia Collection, Art Institute of Chicago, 15 March-29 June; Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, 14 September-25 January 2026; Montreal Museum of ...

Contemporary writings on art, including a book by Roman author Pliny the Elder, mention the fact that sculptures in ancient Greece were painted and not left with the white marble exposed.

The ancient Roman aqueduct is visible and looks like a ... offering glimpse the art of ancient Romans, a study said. Photo from the Archaeological Park of Pompeii ...

As far back as the 8th century B.C.E., the city of Corinth served as the beating heart of the Mediterranean’s commerce. Lechaion, its sea port, was at the very core of its success. A new study ...

Artists have been inspired by Roman art and painted Roman legends hundreds ... Many of the roads in England follow the route of ancient Romans roads. And many of the words we speak also have ...