The Vatican’s famous Apollo Belvedere—a marble statue of the Greek god of archery, music and dance—is finally back on public display after a five-year restoration. The seven-foot-tall statue ...

Archaeologists excavating a private property in Florence, Italy, discovered a 20-inch statue of Hercules missing its head, ...

have unearthed an incredible marble statue of Hermes, the messenger of Zeus in ancient Greek mythology. Statue fragments of other deities including Eros, Aphrodite, Artemis and Nemesis have also ...

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

For centuries, the stark white marble statues of ancient ... a statue of Artemis, the goddess of the hunt, was ritually ...

In a place of honor was a life-size marble statue of the Greek god Pan with a wicked expression, a forked beard, and an 8-inch erect penis leaning left. The cardinal, it appears, built a pillared ...

Bright Greek marble statues such as the "Peplos Kore" may shock ... typically featured on Greek Gods, warriors and athletes, symbolized power. A gray skin tone symbolized virtue and bravery ...

Researchers have known for many years that there was more to ancient Greek and Roman statues than the plain white marble you typically see in museums ... to objects that are worshipped for ...

Researchers have known for many years that there was more to ancient Greek and Roman statues than the plain white marble you typically ... for representing gods.) Brøns is fond of a quote she ...