Often featuring subjects wearing togas and headdresses in staged poses, his works were inspired by Classical Greek and Roman art, as well as mythology. Though his work was considered controversial ...

In the mythology of ancient Greece and Rome, the harpies were a group of animal-human hybrid monsters like the sirens and the ...

Archaeologists discovered rare paintings, showing Helen of Troy and other Greek figures, in the lost Roman city of Pompeii ... A standout work of art captured amongst the frescoes was the Helen ...

Experts say the frescoes on the walls of an ancient banquet hall in Pompeii are among the finest ever found in the city ...