Archaeologists Have Found the Fabled Temple to Poseidon Recorded in the Greek Historian Strabo’s Ancient Encyclopedia
A team of Greek and Austrian archaeologists excavating in Southern Greece believe they have found the Temple of Samian Poseidon recorded by the ancient Greek writer Strabo. The discovery of the sanctuary dedicated to the Greek sea god was made at
The Vibrant Canvas Was Leighton’s Last
Michelangelo’s Night (1526–31) on the tomb of Guiliano Medici in the Basilica di San Lorenzo in Florence, Italy. Leighton is known to have admired Michelangelo’s sculpture Night, which appears on the tomb of Giuliano Medici at the church of San Lorenzo in Florence. With the
Archaeologists Digging in an Ancient Greek City Uncovered a Monumental 2,000-Year-Old Statue of Hercules
Archaeologists have unearthed a 2,000-year-old statue of the Roman God Hercules at the site of the ancient Greek city of Philippi in Northern Greece. Philippi has long been believed to be one of the most promising archaeological sites in the
5 Surprising Facts About the Parthenon Marbles
It’s hard not to be awestruck standing in front of the Parthenon marbles. The collection of sculptures adorned the famous archeological site, which was originally built as a temple to Athena in mid-400 B.C.E. and is one of the best
Antonio Canova’s Sexy Sculpture of Napoleon’s Sister Caused a Scandal:Here Are 3 Facts That Elevate It Above the Sensationalism
“Every veil must fall before Canova,” Pauline Borghese coyly remarked of Venus Victrix, Antonio Canova’s 1808 marble portrait depicting her as the victorious goddess of love. The comment, which seemed to suggest she had posed nude for the sculptor, stirred an
A Roman Marble
An expert on the trafficking of antiquities has called on Hindman Auctions in Chicago to cancel the sale of a Roman marble head until possible links to the disgraced British dealer Robin Symes can be disproven. Forensic archaeologist Christos Tsirogiannis has made public
Archaeologists in Sardinia Have Unearthed Two Giant Fragments of Millennia-Old Statues of Boxers
Researchers digging in an ancient necropolis on the Italian island of Sardinia recently made a truly monumental discovery—a pair of torsos belonging to a group of millennia-old larger-than-life sculptures known as the “giants of Mont’e Prama.” The first batch of the stone figures,
Grenville Davey, British sculptor, has died, aged 60
When a retrospective of the work of past Turner Prize winners was held at Tate Britain in 2007, Grenville Davey’s was shown next to Damien Hirst’s. The latter’s sculpture, Mother and Child Divided (1993) a four-part vitrine holding a bisected cow
Rodin’s The Thinker to sell for up to €14m
A posthumous cast of The Thinker by Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) is to be auctioned on 30 June at Christie’s Paris with an estimate of €9m to €14m. It was made around 1928 at the Rudier Foundry, the family business founded by Alexis Rudier
Two Looted Ancient Greek Statues, Including a Stunner That Was on View at the Met, Have Been Returned by the U.S. to Libya
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has returned a pair of looted ancient Greek statues to Libya, one of which had been on view at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art since 1998. The Hellenistic bust of a veiled woman (ca. 350 B.C.E.) is