Stately portraits, raucous frescoes, delicate jewelry, and intricate mosaics—all these treasures and more fill the galleries of Ancient Splendor: Roman Art in the Time of Trajan. The new special ...

"Group of Greyhounds, from the C.D. Villa of Antoninus Pius at Monte Cagnolo (Lanuvio)," will be part of the "Ancient Splendor: Roman Art in the Age of Trajan" exhibit at the St. Louis Art Museum.

Italy’s Culture Ministry says the government has bought a rare portrait by baroque painter Caravaggio for 30 million euros, one of the largest investments ever for a single artwork ...

Italy ​has bought a rare portrait by baroque master Caravaggio for 30 million ‌euros ($32.7 million), one of the largest sums the state has ever paid for a single artwork, the Culture Ministry said on ...

Visitors to Animals Aglow at the St. Louis Zoo view light up animals and play with interactive exhibits on Wednesday, March 13, 2024. The lantern show is the first of its type to ...

'Vivid' frescoes emerge from restored Ancient Roman villa near Pompeii Amid the remains of a villa near Pompeii, a hard-hatted conservationist scrapes away centuries-old ash to reveal a red fresco.

Freshly revealed “virgin surfaces” of Roman wall painting - pigments still largely untouched since antiquity - are emerging again at Villa Poppaea, part of the Oplontis complex in the modern town of ...

Italy’s grand hotels often serve as portals into the country’s multi-layered history — places where centuries-old architecture meets contemporary luxury and where location is not just convenient but ...

Jemima McPhee receives funding from an Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship. Ancient scientists can be easy to dismiss. Greek philosopher Thales of Miletus, often ...

During the cataclysmic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, the ancient Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum were largely destroyed as debris produced by the massive stratovolcano buried them under ...

A simple turn of the wrist at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in February 2023 has unveiled a centuries-old mystery about ancient Roman craftsmen. Washington State University art history professor ...

They carved glass so delicate one wrong move would shatter months of work. They engraved symbols into cups destined for emperors. They created objects so valuable that Romans paid to repair broken ...