Archaeologists have uncovered the long-lost top half of a massive Ramesses II statue—nearly a century after its base was ...

After nearly a century of inattention, the Fountain of Apollo at Versailles was completely restored using 17th-century ...

Or so one would think, looking at the current art scene. But a new and fascinating archeological finding shows that this has ...

The Greek poet Kallimachos, meanwhile, described a sculpture of the Egyptian queen Berenice II as ... terracotta or stone, ...

Sculptures were usually painted, and often were decorated with jewelry and flower wreaths. "The aim of this was to make them ...

Toronto Sculpture Garden exhibitions change twice per year, typically in the spring and fall. Since opening in 1981, the Toronto Sculpture Garden (TSG) commissioned temporary artworks by over 80 ...

when approaching the Temple of Aphaia on the Greek island of Aegina, one would have seen a sculpture of a young archer, painted in bright colors to look as lifelike as possible. "Run your eyes up ...

Marble sculpture of the Greek god Apollo from the 2nd century ... Left and top right: Painted replica of the Augustus Prima Porta statue. Below right: Portrait bust of Caligula.

Greek City Times reports that groundbreaking new research reveals that many Greco-Roman sculptures were not only painted, draped in clothing, and adorned with jewelry, but were even doused in ...

Previous research has found traces of pigments from long-faded paint on ancient Greek and Roman statues, showing that works long assumed to be white were in fact highly colourful.

(AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis) Outgoing Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou ... The names of the victims are written in red paint on the ground, while the banner in the background reads “Coverup ...