A magnificent marble bust of Helios, the ancient Greek sun god, that was unearthed at the ancient Agora of Athens in 1970 is one of the most spectacular exhibits of the Ancient Agora Museum.
Helios was said to drive his...
A remarkable early work by Domenikos Theotokopoulos was venerated for generations in Greece before its hidden signature revealed the identity of its creator. Inside a church in the heart of Ermoupolis on the Greek island of Syros, a remarkable...
Two paintings by French Impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir are missing after a heist at a museum dedicated to the artist in southeastern France, local officials said.
The theft took place at the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer, near Nice on the French...
On the Greek island of Rhodes, one of the most iconic and authentic forms of traditional craftsmanship in the Dodecanese—the art of pebble mosaic—is gaining fresh momentum and stepping firmly into the modern era.
Through an impactful collaboration between the...
The British Museum will lend two fragments of the Parthenon sculptures to an exhibition in Frankfurt, Germany, while Greece has rejected a request to lend nine Parthenon fragments from the Acropolis Museum for the same exhibition.
British Museum to Lend...
Women writers in Renaissance Italy faced strict limits on what they could study, publish, and discuss in public. Yet poets Gaspara Stampa and Isabella Andreini found ways to challenge those rules. A study led by Nicla Riverso shows how...
The Hellenistic period significantly departed from the Classical ideals of beauty and perfection that had previously dominated Greek art. Instead of focusing on the idealized forms of gods, athletes, and heroes, Hellenistic artists found inspiration in the most marginal...
The Derveni Krater exhibited at the Archeological Museum of Thessaloniki is one of the most elaborate metal vessels from ancient Greece yet discovered.
Found in 1962 in an undisturbed Macedonian tomb of the late 4th century B.C. at Derveni not...
Last exhibited in 1932, Carl Bloch’s monumental painting “Prometheus Unbound” was recently discovered in Greece.
The painting was found at the former royal palace of Tatoi in 2022 and after undergoing extensive conservation was transferred to the permanent collection of the...
On August 21, 1911, Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa disappeared from the Louvre in Paris. More than two years would pass before the painting was recovered in Italy, but the extraordinary publicity surrounding its disappearance helped turn an already...
Greek mythology came to life on canvas through numerous vibrant artworks, many of which have transcended into world-famous masterpieces of paining.
Throughout history, mythological subjects have fascinated the minds of people who continue to admire ancient legends captured by painters...
Renaissance art did not emerge from the protected environment of academic institutions where scholars engaged in polite exchanges of ideas over classical literature. On the contrary, it was born from a dynamic and often complex relationship between medieval Christian...
At the heart of the Delphi Archaeological Museum resides one of the most extraordinary treasures of ancient Greek art: the chryselephantine (gold and ivory) statues of Apollo, Artemis, and Leto. These rare masterpieces, dating to the mid-6th century BC,...
Italy has recovered three paintings worth more than $10 million that were stolen during a nighttime heist at a private museum near Parma, police said Friday.
The Carabinieri's art recovery unit said searches ordered by prosecutors led to the recovery...
Michelangelo's David is a towering figure in art history. Yet this masterpiece embodies an underlying tension between established tradition and newfound knowledge. David represents both a humble biblical shepherd boy who became a king, and a Greek hero. This...
