Ten things to do in Rome: a guide for first timers
Something has been stirring in the Eternal City of late. Take the hotels; last year, Rome had an eye-popping influx of ...
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A Painter's Studio in France Needed Maintenance. The Contractor Found Ancient Art Behind its Walls.
After 35 years of use, Jean Charles Blais' art studio in Vence, France, sprung a leak. As the painter tells it, a contractor ...
Egypt inspired Black artists. Was it appropriation or homage?
The Metropolitan Museum of Art surveys 150 years of Black artists turning to ancient Egypt.
Denmark To Return Severed Head Of Ancient Statue To Turkey
Denmark's Glyptotek museum will return to Turkey the bronze head of Roman Emperor Septimius Severus that it has had on display for more than 50 years, it said on Tuesday.
2,000-year-old ritual mug reveals ancient Egyptians drank hallucinogenic beverages, scientists say
Scientists discovered a mix of psychedelic drugs, bodily fluids, flavoring agents and alcohol after they scraped the inside ...
Rare Caravaggio portrait, hidden away for decades, goes on show in Rome
The never-before-seen portrait by celebrated Italian Baroque painter Caravaggio went on public display for the first time at ...
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The Spectacular Byzantine Churches That Still Exist in Italy
How many of us knew that Italy, the epicenter of Roman Catholicism, hosts some of the most exquisite and beautiful Byzantine ...
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Were the Ancient Greeks as Beautiful as Their Statues?
Greek statues are admired worldwide for their extraordinary beauty, but do they truly reflect the actual appearance of the ...
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Coins displayed in Virginia’s Museum of Fine Arts
A visit to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond will provide a connection between coins of the Roman and Greek period with art works of the times.
Psychedelic drugs, bodily fluids and booze were consumed in ancient Egyptian rituals, study reveals in archaeological first
In an archaeological first, scientists have scraped the organic residue within a 2,000-year-old head-shaped drinking vessel, ...
Ancient Egypt breakthrough as 2,000-year-old mug leads to 'psychedelic drugs' discovery
An ancient Egyptian mug revealed it once held a potent mix of psychedelics, alcohol, and medicinal plants aimed at specific ...