Art

Kostis Palamas was not only one of the major Greek poets of modern times. He was also one of the most inspiring figures of Hellenism, as pieces of his literary work were adopted as national poems of the young...

The Parthenon Marbles are the most famous of all the Greek antiquities displayed in museums outside the country.

Researchers say that ancient Greek vases dating back to 450 to 440 BC used in the funeral rites of the elite most likely used gypsum in their distinctive white backgrounds. Most kraters created in ancient Greece had red backgrounds, although...

In the French cave of La Roche-Cotard, which has been sealed for ages, researchers, led by University of Basel archaeologist Dorota Wojtczak, uncovered something remarkable. Our distant relatives, the Neanderthals, were the world's first artists as evidenced by mysterious...

Greek god Dionysos is honored in Anthesteria, an art exhibition inspired by the three-day festival celebrating nature and wine in ancient Athens

Sappho sang of desire, passion, and love mostly directed towards women. As new fragments of her work are found, a fuller picture of her is emerging, but she remains the most mysterious of ancient poets.  By Marguerite Johnson For those who...

Any visitor to Ermou, the main shopping street in Athens, has likely seen Spyros Tarapossos and his laterna, or barrel piano. The laterna is an automatic piano operated by turning a crank on the side of the instrument. It is...

A new exhibition on Byzantium's influence in Africa opens at the Metropolitan Museum of New York on Sunday, November 19. On view through March 3, 2024, Africa & Byzantium will shed light on an underrepresented area of art history and...

The chairman of the British Museum trustees, George Osborne said he hopes he can “reach an agreement with Greece” that would see the Parthenon Marbles temporarily returned in exchange for ancient artifacts that have never been seen in the...

The beloved ancient Greek sculpture called "The Boxer at Rest," from 330-50 BC, is one of the most realistic of all ancient Greek sculptures.

In antiquity, the pursuit of the divine arts was a purely male aesthetic practice. Yet, there were also a few important Ancient Greek female artists. It was only much later that historians began to consider their work as not...

The Greek-Italian painter, Constantino Brumidi, was one of the most influential artists who ever contributed his talents to the Capitol building in Washington, D.C. Brumidi, who had an Italian mother, was born in Rome, but his father was a Greek...

In a recent study published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, researchers unveiled a new discovery about Leonardo da Vinci's iconic artwork, "The Mona Lisa." They found that the famous Renaissance artist created a special chemical mix for...

Chicago’s National Hellenic Museum (NHM) is hosting the “Hellenic Heads” exhibition by sculptor George Petrides, featuring six larger-than-life busts inspired by key periods in Greek history spanning 2,500 years, from ancient times to the present. Speaking to Greek Reporter, the...

The Kritios Boy, a statue displayed at the Acropolis Museum is one of the most important works of ancient Greek art and the most characteristic of the so-called "Severe Style." The statue’s torso was found in 1865 to 1866 southeast...