In ancient Greece and Rome, statues not only looked beautiful—they smelled good, too. That’s the conclusion of a new study published this month in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology. Cecilie Brøns, who ...
DELOS, GREECE—Many museums around the world are filled with marble statues from ancient Greece and Rome. Some viewers recognize that these works of art were not originally displayed in their ...
Researchers have known for many years that there was more to ancient Greek and Roman statues than the plain white marble you typically see in museums. A few years ago, museum visitors in New York City ...
The Venus de Milo is one of the most representative statues of ancient Greece, it is immediately recognizable by its missing ...
Novels that take on the marginalized or vilified women in mythology are flooding bookstores and reigniting questions about who gets to tell these stories, and how. By Alexandra Alter For centuries, ...
Some of the most famous statues in the world are now revealing their true colors. The Elgin Marbles, a collection of ancient Greek sculptures, were not originally white, as they appear now. When they ...
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The Smell of Gods: Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were Once Not Only Painted But Also Perfumed
For centuries, the stark white marble statues of ancient Greece and Rome have stood as timeless symbols of classical beauty.
Hitchcock’s mysteriously romantic movie, “Vertigo,” features a scene set in the San Francisco Legion of Honor. Hoping to ...
New York City’s Central Park has no statues of real women. That is, the three statues of women that are scattered throughout the park represent fictional characters — Juliet from “Romeo and Juliet,” ...
Denmark is to address a nationwide lack of female statues as the Ministry of Culture reveals that the capital, Copenhagen, has more statues of mythical beasts than of women. According to the Danish ...
Should we blame Ancient Greece and its perception of male beautyfor the cultural obsession with six-pack abdominals?
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