Bernini and the pope who promoted him celebrated as Vatican marks 400 years of St. Peter’s Basilica

A new exhibition in Rome is celebrating one of the most important patron-artist relationships in European history.

Italy gets creative as it works to make art accessible for blind people

Michela Marcato, 54, has been blind since birth. She and her partially sighted partner were touring the site amid a new ...
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Photoshop: Create a polished marble, ancient, Roman bust of your face

Photoshop cc 2019 tutorial showing how to transform a photo of a face into the look of a polished marble, ancient Roman bust including the name carved into it. Royalty-free stock photos provided by ...
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Thieves steal Roman-era statues from national museum in Syria

Thieves broke into the national museum in the Syrian capital and stole several ancient statues dating back to the Roman era, officials said Tuesday.The National Museum of Damascus was temporarily ...
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Ancient Roman-era marble statues taken in audacious museum theft

Ancient Roman-era statues have been stolen from the national museum in the Syrian capital, Damascus, leading to the facility’s temporary closure, officials confirmed on Tuesday. News of the audacious ...
Wall Street Journal

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

Pity the Romans. Their sculpture is often compared unfavorably to that of the Greeks. While the work of their Attic cousins is celebrated for being high-minded and idealistic—all those ripped bodies, ...
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Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says

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 ...
Smithsonian Magazine

See the Stunning Ancient Roman Statue of Athena That’s Going on View for the First Time in Nearly 260 Years

The statue of Athena had been housed in William Weddell's estate in England since the 1700s. Halsted A&A Foundation With an owl in the palm of her hand, a cloak adorned with a gorgon’s head and a ...
Washington Times

A 2,000-year-old statue is found abandoned in a garbage bag in Greece

THESSALONIKI, Greece — A marble statue of a woman believed to be more than 2,000 years old was found abandoned in a garbage bag near the Greek city of Thessaloniki, police said Wednesday. A resident ...
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A Roman Statue of Athena Is Unveiled at Wrightwood 659 Ahead of ‘Myth and Marble’ at the Art Institute of Chicago

The Halsted Athena, Roman, first half of the 1st century CE; marble, height 74.5 in. Courtesy the Halsted A&A Foundation Acquiring original Roman classical marbles is no simple feat. Between stringent ...
Greek Reporter

Stunning Ancient Marble Bust Found at the Bottom of Italian Lake

An extraordinary ancient marble bust was discovered recently at the bottom of Italy’s Lake Nemi. Credit: Twitter/Tiziana Matarazzo An ancient statue made of marble was discovered deep in Italy’s Lake ...