ROME — The Roman basilica of the Augustinians — Pope Leo XIV’s religious order — preserves an iconic painting of the Virgin ...

No contracts for Roman painting projects survive. But Romans certainly drew up contracts for mosaics and public works, examples of which are extant, and Becker’s work builds on prior scholarship ...

The shrine, known as a lararium, is surrounded by well-preserved paintings and murals depicting animals, deities, and more.

Ancient myths and legends have fascinated artists and writers long after the civilizations that produced them collapsed. For ...

Buried and unseen for nearly 2,000 years, a series of striking paintings showing Helen of Troy and other Greek heroes has been uncovered in the ruined Roman town of Pompeii. Discovered inside what ...

Roman religion was divided into two. Spirits watched over people, families and households, and the paterfamilias was in charge of the household worship that honored them. Romans also had a set of ...

Rare, centuries-old Roman paintings were uncovered in the ruins of Pompeii. The frescoes were found in a dining room in the ruined city buried under ash after a catastrophic volcanic eruption in ...

Archaeologists discovered rare paintings, showing Helen of Troy and other Greek figures, in the lost Roman city of Pompeii 2000 years after the deadly volcanic eruption. The paintings were ...

Two unique, 1,700-year-old Roman-era tombs with intricate, unique wall paintings, discovered decades ago in the coastal city of Ashkelon, have been restored and will be soon open for viewing by ...

Nearly 60 works from the famed Torlonia Collection are on view in Chicago.