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Excavations at Pompeii Reveal Rare Life-Sized Statues
An ongoing excavation at the ancient Roman city of Pompeii yielded an unusual pair of marble funerary statues. The figures ...
Everything We Ask of Art Is in These Marbles
The 2,000-year-old Torlonia collection of Roman sculptures, now at the Art Institute of Chicago, has the urgency of the ...
It’s among the largest collections of Michelangelo sculptures ever shown. But there’s a catch
The SMK in Copenhagen couldn’t move the Italian artist’s sculptures, so it’s showing reproductions in the show “Michelangelo Imperfect,” including a new set of ‘identical’ 3D-printed works made by ...
Video of AI robot carving marble statues leaves internet depressed: ‘The robots sculpt and paint while we toil’
A video of an AI robot sculpting a marble statue has left the internet fuming, with people asking why we are not using AI to ...
Rare, near-life-sized statues discovered in Pompeii tomb
Two very rare, almost-life-sized statues have been discovered during the excavation of a massive tomb in Pompeii.
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Visiting the Louvre's Hidden Gift Shop—and the Atelier Where Its Prints Are Made
In the suburbs of Paris, magic is made in the Louvre’s little-known ateliers, writes Elaine Sciolino in this excerpt from her ...
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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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15 tallest statues in the world
The largest statues in the world rise from the ground or pedestals like mythical giants. They are truly remarkable feats, combining artistic ability with unthinkable engineering marvels that capture ...
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Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were Not Only Beautiful, but Also Smelled Nice, Too
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.
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Statues in ancient Greece, Rome were colorful — and perfumed
Yet many people today are surprised to learn that classical statues were bursting with color. So how and why did this myth of colorless marble statues begin? "This strange concept of colorless ...
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The Most Famous Statues of Aphrodite, Goddess of Beauty
For this reason, many statues have been made in her honor throughout the years. This widespread reverence for Aphrodite inspired countless sculptors to capture her beauty in stone and marble, ...