The Louvre’s Venus de Milo is a supreme example of ancient sculpture and the Greek’s ideals of beauty. It was discovered in 1820 on the Greek island of Milos. The statue was first acquired by ...

In the late 18th and early 19th century, Westerners were involved in extensive looting of Greek antiquities as the nation was ...

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 ...

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 ...

Researchers have known for many years that there was more to ancient Greek and Roman statues than the plain white marble you ...

The sleeping sculpture created in 150 B.C. rests on a marble bed that was added by Bernini in 1620, commissioned by Cardinal Borghese. Artemis, Greek goddess of wisdom and hunting, known as Diana ...

At the Louvre Abu Dhabi, you won’t find an “Impressionism” wing or “ancient Greek sculptures” hall. Walking into the first of 23 galleries, visitors encounter a statuette of an Egyptian ...

recently expressed his admiration for the ancient Greek sculpture known as the Winged Victory of Samothrace, which is exhibited at the Louvre Museum in Paris. Musk took to his social media ...