Not only were ancient sculptures multi-colored, they were also scented with perfumes, oils, and flower arrangements.

The only surviving funerary relief of the ancient Greek world depicting twin babies in the same arms was unveiled in Athens.

But, in reality, ancient Greeks and Romans embraced bold colors, which archaeologists call “polychromy.” Brightly hued paints ...

Some new photos from the set of Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey have been shared online, and they find Matt Damon's Odysseus ...

The San Antonio Museum of Art’s spring exhibition blends new photography and historical works depicting Hindu deities.

New discoveries related to works of art in ancient Greece and Rome continue to be unearthed. A Danish study published in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology in March found that statues in antiquity were ...

The ruins of ancient temples, roads, a harbor and a cistern for collecting rainwater lie near Turkey’s western coast. Some ...

For centuries, the stark white marble statues of ancient Greece and Rome have stood as timeless symbols of classical beauty.

The myth that the statues of ancient Greece and Rome were white was created over time and upheld in part to serve racist ideological purposes. But in reality, ancient works of art were colorful, and ...

The Renaissance, as a wall label in Reimagining the Renaissance reminds us, began in Italy six centuries ago but its ...

Science has already proven that sculptures from ancient Greece and Rome were often painted in warm colours and now a Danish ...

Archaeologist and curator Cecilie Brons makes the discovery after immersing herself in the works of Roman writers such as ...