The geopolitical importance of Cyprus has been both a blessing and a curse, sparking centuries of conflict over control of ...

P. Caproni and Brother (cast maker), “Cast of Aphrodite of Melos” (c. 1895) (photo by Bryan Conley) Installation view of Hall of Architecture at the Carnegie Museum of Art (2007) (photo by Tom ...

The Parisian institute's mission is to showcase the treasures that the Arab countries are rich in, both past and present.

The Roman Empire has never ceased to fascinate the world, even after the fall of its western half 1½ millennia ago. And with ...

During the Hellenistic period ... During our excavations, so far we have discovered two Aphrodite and three Dionysus statue heads," he added. Excavation work has been going on in the area for ...

When Giovanni Torlonia and his son Alessandro were building the collection, it was common practice to repair ancient statuary ...

The 2,000-year-old Torlonia collection of Roman sculptures, now at the Art Institute of Chicago, has the urgency of the ...

A 45-foot statue of a nude woman is the newest — and tallest — resident of San Francisco’s Embarcadero Plaza. The artwork, titled "R-Evolution," was unveiled with music, lights and ...

Today, one can visit it at the Museo Pio-Clementino, where it stands as an exemplar of Hellenistic artistry. The signs, she said, were there from the outset. The statue was discovered—in ...

Ancient Greece has traditionally been periodized into five eras: the Bronze Age, Iron Age, Archaic Age, Classical Age, and ...

An ancient Buddha statue from the early Goryeo dynasty was recently discovered at an archaeological site in North Korea. The Goryeo study saw the flourishing of Buddhist art and architecture ...