The 2,000-year-old Torlonia collection of Roman sculptures, now at the Art Institute of Chicago, has the urgency of the ...

Two very rare, almost-life-sized statues have been discovered during the excavation of a massive tomb in Pompeii.

The ancient Greeks and Romans often doused their statues in perfume, a recent study found. Published in the Oxford Journal of ...

Science has previously shown that sculptures from ancient Greece and Rome were frequently painted in warm colours. A recent ...

For centuries, scientists have known that the white marble statues from ancient Greece and Rome were once painted with rich colors. But now, a new study has revealed that some were scented as well.

Renaissance artists thought that statues from antiquity were bare marble and fashioned their works accordingly, thus helping to create the myth. The colors on most ancient statues had faded by the ...

The collection’s first stop is the Art Institute of Chicago. Titled “Myth and Marble: Ancient Roman Sculpture From the Torlonia Collection,” the exhibition will feature 58 sculptures ...

Ancient Greek and Roman statues didn't originally look like they do now in museums. A new study says they didn't smell the ...

Two rare and almost life-seized statues have been discover during the digging of a massive tomb in Pompeii, Italy.According ...

Science has already proven that sculptures from ancient Greece and Rome were often painted in warm colors, and now a Danish study has revealed that some were also perfumed. "A white marble statue ...

Science has already proven that sculptures from ancient Greece and Rome were often painted in warm colours, and now a Danish study has revealed that some were also perfumed. “A white marble ...