Covered by a thin layer of soil, the artwork depicts a variety of hunting scenes from the Roman era ... And the discovery of this ancient art comes thanks to, or all things, a cherry tree sapling.

From March 15, “Myth and Marble: Ancient Roman Sculpture from the Torlonia Collection” at the Art Institute of Chicago will array the vast collection amassed by the storied (and secretive ...

Emulating the traditional fresco painting techniques of ancient Rome, she used several layers of marble dust ... Born in 1949 in Scranton, PA, she went on to study at the Philadelphia College of Art ...

As to why the sculpture is known as Athena rather than Minerva—the ancient Roman equivalent of the Olympian—Manchester tells The Art Newspaper that it was, in fact, originally called Minerva.

New archaeological museum contains original marble map from Ancient Rome - Visitors can walk over the map in the museum in ...