Rare Henry Moore Sculpture Spent Decades Sitting on Mantelpiece at English Farm
For decades, a small, unassuming lead statue sat on the mantel of a farmhouse in England. Now identified as a previously unknown sculpture by 20th-century British Modernist Henry Moore, the artwork will go under the hammer in March. It carries an estimate of
Statue of Pre-Hispanic Woman Will Replace Columbus Sculpture in Mexico City
A pedestal in the center of Mexico City that once hosted a statue of Christopher Columbus has stood empty since last October. Now, reports Johnny Diaz for the New York Times, a sculpture of an Indigenous woman is set to replace the controversial explorer’s likeness. Mayor
Turkish Archaeologists Unearth Headless Statue of Greek Health Goddess
Excavations in western Turkey have revealed a marble statue depicting Hygieia, the Greco-Roman goddess of health and cleanliness. As Muharrem Cin reports for the state-run Anadolu Agency (AA), experts unearthed the life-size sculpture during digs in the ancient city of Aizanoi, located in
The plastic of the Hellenistic period
In the years mediated by the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC. until 31 BC, art is directly dependent on developments in social, political, and economic terms. In addition to the constant warfare of the Successors and the increase in
Giannoulis Halepas: The tragic life of the greatest Greek sculptor
As you disembark at the port of Tinos, one of the first images you see are the huge banners with the image of Giannoulis Halepas. It has been 81 years since his death and in this magical place, the personality
France Is Sending the Statue of Liberty’s in the U.S
Workers at Paris’ National Museum of Arts and Crafts (CNAM), where the effigy has stood since 2011, hoisted the bronze statue onto a truck during a June 7 ceremony, write Xiaofei Xu and Lorraine Poupon for CNN. Per a statement, the replica will board a ship
Not a Leonardo! Clue to wax bust’s attribution lies inside a sperm whale
A Leonardo, or not? Scholars and scientists are locking horns—and the media is frantic. No, they are not fighting over the Salvator Mundi, or even the drawing nicknamed the Bella Principessa. But rather a wax bust of the goddess Flora,
The Great British Art Tour: from a ceiling alcove, an artist’s quiet gaze
Self Portrait (1900) by Emmeline Cust. Photograph: Dan Wray/National Trust Images Author, editor, translator, and sculptor Emmeline “Nina” Cust was born into Lincolnshire nobility in 1867 and came from a line of inquiring, intellectual women. Her mother, Victoria Welby, was a self-educated
Archaeologists in Italy Unearth Marble Bust of Rome’s First Emperor, Augustus
Last week, construction workers conducting renovations in Isernia, a town in south-central Italy, unearthed a long-lost portrait of an ancient ruler: namely, a weathered marble head that dates to the days of the Roman Empire. Researchers suspect that the marble figure
Sculpture by Arno Breker one of Hitler’s favourite artists found buried in Berlin museum garden
A marble sculpture of an outsized head by Arno Breker, one of Adolf Hitler’s favorite artists, has been discovered by chance in the garden of Kunsthaus Dahlem in Berlin, where it was probably buried by US troops 75 years ago. The
