‘Myth and Marble: Ancient Roman Sculpture From the Torlonia Collection’ Review: A Trove of Stone-Carved Beauty

Now at the Kimbell Art Museum, this exhibition is the first in the U.S. to display works from a vast, vital Italian ...
The Atlantic

The Twilight of Greek and Roman Sculpture

IN the gallery of the Vatican may be seen a statue which for more than three centuries and a half has been considered one of the most precious products of the ancient chisel. The greatest artists have ...
Barron's

Ancient Marble Sculpture ‘The Hamilton Aphrodite’ Reappears at Auction After More Than 72 years

A marble sculpture featuring ancient Greek goddess Aphrodite will be offered at a single-lot sale on Dec. 7 at Sotheby's London, with a presale estimate between £2 million and £3 million (US$2.66 ...
Radio France Internationale

Unique Torlonia Collection of Greek, Roman sculptures opens in Rome

More than 90 works of the Torlonia Collection, the largest privately owned collection of classical sculpture, have gone on display for the first time in Rome. The Greek and Roman masterpieces, ...

Natalia Mela: The Flame Of Greek Sculpture And The Spirit Of Freedom

The Flame Of Greek Sculpture And The Spirit Of Freedom. A Life Shaped by History and Art Natalia Mela was one of the most ...
Greek Reporter

The Demons of Ancient Greece

In Ancient Greek, the word demon (δαίμων), also spelled daemon, had several meanings, the main one being "he who dispenses ...
Artnet

A Headless Ancient Sculpture Just Turned Up in the Trash in Greece

A sculpture dating to the Hellenistic Greek period has turned up in the most unlikely of settings. It all started when a 32-year-old Greek man in the city of Thessaloniki stumbled upon a statue ...

Ancient statues were colorful — and perfumed

New discoveries related to works of art in ancient Greece and Rome continue to be unearthed. A Danish study published in the ...
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2,000-year-old Greek marble statue found discarded in the trash, police say

Authorities in Greece are investigating after a 2,000-year-old marble statue was discovered wrapped in a trash bag and discarded among garbage bins this week. Police in Thessaloniki, the ...