Weddell’s own journey to Rome to purchase the statue reflects the practice of ... that the collector had “[bought] such a quantity of pictures, marbles, etc. as will astonish the West Riding ...

New research suggests that sculptures were perfumed with sweet-smelling fragrances such as rose and beeswax Sarah Kuta Daily Correspondent In ancient Greece and Rome, statues not only looked ...

For more than 500 years, visitors keen to see the "colossal statue" that once graced Rome's Forum have "made do with the bits and pieces stacked in a courtyard of the Capitoline museum", said The ...

On the occasion of the Jubilee of Marian Spirituality, scheduled for Oct. 11–12, the original statue of Our Lady of Fátima will be taken to Rome. The famous image of Our Lady, known to the ...

A spectacular set of Roman statues unearthed in Turkey has shed new light on the art tradition of the lost city of Perga, which was held as the ancient empire’s sculpture capital. Archaeologists ...

Archaeologists near Rome uncovered an ancient Jewish structure used for ritual washing. Photos show the unique ... including several lamps, broken statues and fragments of a marble inscription.