Ancient Greek sculptor Polykleitos set the standard of beauty and harmony in statues with his groundbreaking Canon of ...

Ancient Greece’s sculptures are a cornerstone of world art, studied for their lasting influence on culture and artistic ...

A remarkable wooden sculpture depicting the mythological hero Hercules has emerged from an ancient refuse pit on the Spanish island of Ibiza, impressing archaeologists with its state of preservation.

Hygieia was a prominent figure in both ancient Greek and Roman mythology—she was the daughter of Asclepius, the god of ...

Archaeologists have rescued an extremely rare wooden sculpture of Hercules from a trash pile in Ibiza, Spain, reported ...

Crowds packed central Tehran on Friday for the unveiling of a statue celebrating an ancient Persian victory over foreign ...

Archaeologists have made a number of historic discoveries while excavating the ancient Greek City of Laodicea, which housed a ...

What’s the deal with Leonardo’s harpsichord-viola? Why were Impressionists obsessed with the color purple? Art Bites brings you a surprising fact, lesser-known anecdote, or curious event from art ...

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. A few years ago, museum visitors in New York City ...

Cairo is set to open the long-awaited Grand Egyptian Museum that Egypt hopes will celebrate the nation’s heritage and also ...

The Netherlands will return a 3,500-year-old sculpture to Egypt three years after the head turned up at an art fair and ...

The Netherlands has announced it will return a 3,500-year-old Egyptian sculpture to Egypt after Dutch authorities concluded ...