Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were More Than Eye Candy—They Were Also Perfumed
Thousands of years ago, Greco-Roman statues offered viewers a multi-dimensional experience that also called to our olfactory ...
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Bvlgari Unveils “Myth and Marble: Ancient Roman Sculpture From the Torlonia Collection”
The display, hosted by Blvgari at the Art Institute of Chicago, showcases the largest private collection of Imperial Roman ...
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The Most Famous Statues of Aphrodite, Goddess of Beauty
Across history, the goddess Aphrodite has remained a prominent figure of beauty and love, and many statues have been built in ...
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Honoring Women: Renowned Greek Sculptor Unveils Work at UN
Greek-born sculptor George Petrides presented Greece's UN representative with a sculpture of an ancient Greek female figure ...
Ancient statues were colorful — and perfumed
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 ...
A rare peek at the hidden waterworks behind Rome's Trevi Fountain
The Trevi Fountain, arguably the world's most famous, has graced screens for decades, from Fellini's "La Dolce Vita" to ...
It’s one of the world’s most famous. But how does Rome’s Trevi Fountain work?
Rome’s Trevi Fountain is arguably the world’s most famous. A historical and cultural icon, the monument has featured in ...
Four hours at the Wanamaker ‘Eagle’ during the last days of the Center City Macy’s
From tears to teachable moments, a minute-by-minute timeline of what I saw and the Philadelphians I met over four hours ...
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For 1000 years, we know nothing about the Jews
During these thousand years, this period was nourished by legends and unfounded speculations, such as the alleged conversion of the Khazars, used to compensate for the lack of historical sources. It ...
Sprung From the Attic, Flannery O’Connor’s Artworks See the Light
The darkly comic Southern novelist kept a quiet practice in the visual arts. For the centenary of her birth, her paintings ...