Greek mythology is prominent in art dating from antiquity through to the renaissance and even in contemporary artwork. During ...

An overview of Ancient Greek art, including painting, sculpture and architecture, and a look at how it changed over the years ...

It has inspired artists around the world throughout history. Below are six artworks featuring this mysterious animal. Caravaggio’s depiction of this famous chapter from Greek mythology continues ...

We know the cast of Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, but not their roles. These are our best guesses at who will play who in ...

Directed by Paolo Sorrentino, this decadent drama about a beautiful young woman is a one-sided meditation on art, desire and ...

Ancient Greek vase painting is fascinating, fun, and with few tricks, easy to enjoy. The unique paintings on ancient Greek pottery are like letters from the past. They allow us to learn from the past ...

The news shared the passing of one who inspired great art - but exactly what is a muse? And do they still exist?

He decided when storms would rise and recede, holding his famous three ... as “the most Greek of all the gods,” Apollo was something of a Renaissance man. He entertained Olympus with his lyre, taught ...

Ancient Greece and Rome may have handed down the image of rosy-cheeked Cupids, but their myths about him explore the messier ...

The Greek divinity Nemesis, rarely depicted in art, has no place in the Olympian pantheon of a dozen gods and goddesses ...

Some interpretations have the individual tortured by their own genius; for example, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes ...