‘Caravaggio 2025’ Review: A Baroque Master’s Dark Depths
Rome’s National Gallery of Ancient Art at Palazzo Barberini offers an astonishing survey of the painter, featuring ...
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Ancient Mausoleum With Gladiator’s Epitaph Unearthed in Italy
Excavations at a necropolis outside of Liternum, near modern-day Naples, have found two ornate funerary enclosures.
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Who Was The Best Roman Emperor in History?
What comes to mind when you think about the kind of Roman Emperor who managed to establish an indestructible empire?
Rammellzee ran riot through the culture. He now has a museum show in Paris.
The pioneering street artist Rammellzee, who emerged from New York's graffiti culture, is the subject of his first European retrospective.
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Contested Roman Villa With Caravaggio’s Only Ceiling Mural Could Become a Museum
You can see the Caravaggio ceiling at the evicted American princess's mansion as an extension of the artist's blockbuster ...
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Expert Rediscovers Painting by Renaissance Master Lavinia Fontana, One of the First Professional Female Artists
The artwork had been hiding in plain sight in the archives of a provincial museum in France, where it will eventually go on ...
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Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says
Ancient Greek and Roman statues didn't originally look like they do now in museums. A new study says they didn't smell the ...
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Connecticut Cultural Districts | Art Heroes Award recipients Renee Jaworksi and Rafael Feliciano Roman
Renee Jaworksi and Rafael Feliciano Roman will be honored at the Art Heroes Awards next month for making an impact in their communities. Top Democrat Schumer backs Republican spending bill to ...
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The Sensory Experience of Ancient Greek and Roman Statues
In a groundbreaking study led by archaeologist Cecilie Brøns and published in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology, a fascinating aspect of ancient art has come to light: the use of perfumes and aromatic ...
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A Study Reveals That Greek and Roman Statues Were Not Only Painted and Adorned with Textiles and Jewelry but Also Perfumed
A recent study published in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology has revealed a little-explored aspect of ancient art: the use of perfumes and aromatic substances in Greco-Roman sculptures. This research ...
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Roman brooch 'buried to defend iron age house'
The brooch was discovered following an excavation at a distillery in Ayrshire Experts are investigating the discovery of a mysterious Roman artefact ... ritual designed to draw protection from ...