Across history, the goddess Aphrodite has remained a prominent figure of beauty and love, and many statues have been built in ...
Torso pieces were also found in the same region. Researchers believe they belong to statues of Artemis—goddess of hunting, ...
The white marble sculpture, which is missing a head and arms, appears to depict a woman's torso draped in a loose dress or cloak. MORE: Who rightfully owns a country's artifacts? Greece's fight ...
Stunningly and unexpected, virtually all of the selections on view in this exhibition are complete. Co-organized by the Art Institute and Rome-based Torlonia Foundation, it is the first time works ...
The Vatican’s famous Apollo Belvedere—a marble statue of the Greek god ... one of Michelangelo’s pupils, replaced the statue’s broken arms and added the top of the tree trunk for its ...
Archaeologists continue to unveil well-preserved Greek mosaics and marble statues in the region. During the Roman era, it was well-known for its architectural landmarks, including a series of ...
Archaeologists excavating at the ancient city of Aspendos, 25 miles east of Antalya on the Turkish coast, have unearthed an incredible marble statue of Hermes, the messenger of Zeus in ancient ...
The statue was sculpted by Robert Sherr in 1996, is all bronze, stands at six and a half feet tall, and is a replica of a marble statue of Washington created in the late 18th century by French ...
Perhaps funds were not forthcoming at this time). The life-size white marble statue, shown in the dress of his period and wearing a cloak, was erected by the 3rd Earl of Burlington (Richard Boyle), Dr ...