Rome's Galleria Borghese art gallery is offering an unusual Valentine's Day experience, taking its visitors on a journey through the many faces of love, as embodied by the goddess Venus.

A 2,500-year-old tomb with vibrant red wall paintings has been unearthed at the ancient Tarquinia necropolis in Italy, the ...

Renaissance thinkers saw their own era as a reenactment of the great dramas of Greek history. What drove this comparison?

The ancient Greeks used to make a wide variety of breads, as they considered it to be of great importance in their eating ...

Archaeologists in Italy have discovered a 2,500-year-old Etruscan tomb that is richly decorated with wall paintings.

The Capitoline Museums in Rome have just today opened an exhibition exploring the history of The Farnese in sixteenth-century Rome. The show draws together one hundred and forty masterpieces including ...

Art from ancient Thrace is often flashy and brusque, as befits a warrior tribe. The archaic society was known for the prowess ...

A deeper look into the development of ancient Greek art and sculpture through time, covering various styles, forms and ...

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Deep beneath Rome’s Domus Aurea, archaeologists have unearthed a rare ingot of Egyptian blue — the world’s first synthetic pigment.

Olivia Palamountain reports The Art'otel Rome Piazza Sallustio, opening on March 6, 2025, will showcase works by acclaimed Roman contemporary artist Pietro Ruffo throughout its 99 rooms and public ...

The emperors depicted on the coins ruled between 364 and 408 C.E. National Institute for Archaeological Research The dig revealed a cache of 141 ancient Roman coins, which is valued at €308,600 ...