Texas Public Radio4h
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 ...
Men's Health14d
The Ancient Greek Guide to Future-Proofing Your Posture
Many centuries later, these ancient beliefs that athletes should look like sculptures took on very different meanings. As Stocking says, “Greek sculpture has been appropriated for body fascism ...
Greek Reporter21d
Did Greek Art Inspire China’s Terracotta Army?
In the West, classical Greek art and architecture is often presented as a singular ... was invented to explain the pleasing proportions and elegant poses of sculptures from ancient Gandhara (in modern ...
Observer22d
Cy Twombly’s Decades of Poetry and Play Captivate at Gagosian
There is one sculpture in the Gagosian show, Untitled, 1983, a painted bronze. This one; who knows what it’s meant to be, but its shape evokes ancient ships. It looks like one of Giacometti’s ...
The Art Newspaper28d
Metropolitan Museum repatriates ancient bronze griffin head that was stolen from Greek institution
The cast-bronze sculpture, which has been on display at ... rims of bronze cauldrons that were offered as votive gifts in ancient Greek sanctuaries from the sixth century BC to the eight century ...
Smithsonian Magazine28d
The Met Returns Stolen Seventh-Century B.C.E. Bronze Griffin Head to Greece
At a ceremony this week, Greece’s culture minister ... used to adorn ceremonial cauldrons in ancient Greek sanctuaries. Metropolitan Museum of Art New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art ...
durham28d
Ancient Egyptian Sculpture Workshop
Try out our new audio guide and find out about an ancient Egyptian man called Paser. Then create your own Paser clay statue. Explore, learn and create with our programme of FREE family events. Taking ...
The New York Times1mon
Met Museum Returning Ancient Bronze Thought Stolen from Greek Museum
By Graham Bowley The Metropolitan Museum of Art is returning to Greece the bronze head of a ... that has been expanded from six to 11. The ancient Greeks often decorated their bronze cauldrons ...
Greek Reporter1mon
Ancient Greek Artifact Repatriated to Greece from US Museum
This particular repatriation of ancient Greek masterpieces reflects a growing global trend to raise awareness about the preservation of cultural heritage. Numerous initiatives aim to return ...
Get Surrey1mon
The peaceful Surrey parish with village church, tearoom and family sculpture trail that's a must-visit this spring
this May it will feature an outstanding collection of sculptures from the Surrey Sculpture Society. Open May 2 to June 1 from 10am to 5pm, the artist's trail, will take visitors through the ...
AOL1mon
Spectacular statues reveal art tradition of ancient Rome’s lost sculpture capital
was once a key centre for sculpture-making in the ancient world, renowned for its production of marble statues. Archaeologists continue to unveil well-preserved Greek mosaics and marble statues in ...