Two life-sized statues have been unearthed in Pompeii, including a bejewelled priestess of the ancient goddess Ceres.

Researchers have known for many years that there was more to ancient Greek ... in Greek and Roman art history and was not ...

The flower festival ... of a famed painting depicting ladies with floral headdresses in the Tang Dynasty (618-907), and the folk music duet in the Gold Plaza blends ancient Chinese music with ...

Researchers have known for many years that there was more to ancient ... art history and was not involved in the study, said scenting and adorning with flowers were also parts of Greek social life.

Against the backdrop of ancient tea rituals—roasting, storing, water selection, and brewing—young dancers bring Qingming's ...

The popular subjects depicted by Qi Baishi (1864-1957), a leading painter of the 20th century, include shrimp, birds, ...

The brief life of a flower mirrors something of the human condition, which is partly why artists return again and again to them in still life paintings.Credit: Christian Capurro Covering visual ...

A keepsake we especially treasure is a blue flower ... dust may cause life-threatening effects for astronauts on a future mission to the red planet, new research suggests. Cave paintings have ...

Its design exemplifies Friedrich Nietzsche’s belief that art can provide a communal experience where people face life’s hardest truths together ... Equally important was the decline of shared myths.