The marbles in the Torlonia Collection have been inaccessible to the public for decades. Now, some of them will be exhibited ...

Stunningly and unexpected, virtually all of the selections on view in this exhibition are complete. Co-organized by the Art ...

Ancient sculptures were scented, Danish study shows 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 ...

Research shows that statues were impregnated with fragrances, challenging the perception of sculpture as a purely visual art ...

Created more than a century before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 C.E., the wall paintings provide rare insights into secret rituals conducted in the Roman city ...

Researchers uncover that ancient Greek statues were not just painted and dressed but also perfumed, adding a new dimension to ...

A room-sized, 3D diorama at the National Archeological Museum of Naples in Italy, depicts the ancient Roman town of Pompeii ...

Myth and Marble: Ancient Roman Sculpture from the Torlonia Collection, Art Institute of Chicago, 15 March-29 June; Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, 14 September-25 January 2026; Montreal Museum of ...

The use of perfumes in ancient art had not only a decorative purpose ... In ancient Greece and Rome, people honored the gods with exotic perfumes and aromatic oils, labrujulaverde.com states.

A recent study published in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology has revealed a little-explored aspect of ancient art: the use ...