ancient art

November 23, 2015
Secret pagan basilica in Rome emerges from the shadows after 2,000 years

May 27, 2015
gettypubs : Large-scale Hellenistic bronzes are some of the most awe-inspiring art objects that remain from antiquity.

April 30, 2015
On 1 May 305, co-Emperors Diocletian and Maximian retired from office.

March 18, 2014
Great Pompeii Project trapped in bureaucratic limbo.

February 9, 2014
Dancing in ancient Rome.

February 8, 2014
After five years in storage , the Riace Bronzes are back on display at the Museo Archeologico di Reggio Calabria.

January 27, 2014
Giovanni Nistri, credited with overseeing the return of the famous Euphronios krater from New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art to Italy, has been appointed to head the “Great Pompeii Project”—a €105m campaign to preserve the ancient site.

January 23, 2014
Cristina Ruiz and Javier Pes report in the Art Newspaper on Italy’s demand for the immediate return of antiquities once owned by the disgraced antiquities dealer Robin Symes , declared bankrupt in 2003.

December 12, 2013
The Dying Gaul: An Ancient Roman Masterpiece from the Capitoline Museum, Rome opens today at the National Gallery of Art.

December 2, 2013
abbevillepress : Thanks, Publishers Weekly , for the great review of Herculaneum in the November 25th issue: “A must-read for archeology buffs and lovers of ancient Roman culture and art, this book evokes a voluptuous culture distant from our own and yet with images so strangely familiar that it will capture the imagination of any student of humanity.” To celebrate, here’s another image from Herculaneum: Art of a Buried City .

abbevillepress : Thanks, Publishers Weekly , for the great review of Herculaneum in the November 25th issue: “A must-read for archeology buffs and lovers of ancient Roman culture and art, this book evokes a voluptuous culture distant from our own and yet with images so strangely familiar that it will capture the imagination of any student of humanity.” To celebrate, here’s another image from Herculaneum: Art of a Buried City .