The sculpture is now displayed in the Louvre Museum in Paris. Created by the Greek sculptor Praxiteles in the 4th century BCE, this sculpture depicts the goddess Aphrodite, the embodiment of ...

The group and Louvre's values and mission resemble each ... Also from around the second century is "Richelieu Hermes," a Roman copy of a Greek statue representing the messenger of the gods ...

When the broken side was pushed against the left side of the statue, the two pieces fit perfectly. Gloom and despondency settled over the Louvre. Antioch, a Greek city located in what is now Syria ...

Researchers have known for many years that there was more to ancient Greek and Roman statues than the plain white marble you typically see in museums. A few years ago, museum visitors in New York City ...