Much of the mystery surrounding the Venus de Milo concerns her missing arms, from their fate to what they may have held. For a brief moment this week, people in her home city of Paris could observe ...
Everyone knows that classical sculpture is white. Think of the gleaming marble of artworks like the Belvedere Torso and “Laocoön and His Sons” — the whiteness imparts a kind of purity, a sense of ...
Classical art usually feels pretty far removed from everyday life — grand paintings, dramatic lighting, and subjects who clearly have no idea what a smartphone is. Artist Alexey Kondakov decided to ...
An astonishing collection of Greek and Roman sculptures is about to go on view in Rome after being hidden for decades. The private collection, which rivals those in the world’s great museums, has been ...
Despite some red tide and event delays due to Hurricane Nicole, this year's annual Siesta Key Crystal Classic sand sculpting competition still transformed Siesta Key Beach into an outdoor art gallery ...
If you were to survey the exhibition history of major U.S. museums and art venues over the last two decades, the trends would be heavily weighted toward modernist and contemporary art. This is what ...