classical antiquity

April 29, 2019
Beyond Botticelli: Depictions of Venus in Italian High Renaissance Art

December 9, 2018
Sculptor, Restorer and Antiquarian Bartolomeo Cavaceppi Died in Rome on 9 December 1799.

December 28, 2017
Sculptor and Medallist Bertoldo di Giovanni Died on 28 December 1491.

April 27, 2016
Art collector and politician Giuseppe Barracco was born on 28 April 1829 in Calabria.

February 8, 2016
As reported by Il Giornale dell’Arte , the Torlonia collection, closed since 1976, will, eventually, be put on public display.

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

July 23, 2015
ancientart : Scenes from the Roman Arch of Trajan, Benevento, ca.

June 12, 2014
The so-called Athlete of Fano, a Greek bronze found off the coast of Italy by fishermen in 1964, remains the subject of controversy between the Italian government and the Getty museum, which acquired the statue in 1977.

May 18, 2014
thegetty : This Roman ring is over 1600 years old and still looking as impressive as ever.

April 28, 2014
Art collector and politician Giuseppe Barracco was born on this day in 1829 in Calabria.