Thanks to the artist Haroun Binous, we now see that Roman emperor Augustus was the heartthrob Daniel Craig of the ancient ...

How much do we actually know about the roots of Roman Art? Elizabeth Marlowe is an Associate Professor of Art and Art History at Colgate University. Her research focuses on Ancient Roman art and its ...

A relief of the harbor at Portus dating to the second or third century C.E. Torlonia Foundation / Lorenzo De Masi One of the world’s finest private collections of Greco-Roman antiquities is owned by ...

The ancient Romans weren’t precious about their marble statues. They didn’t sequester them in museums, displaying them out of reach, next to placards explaining their provenance, context, and meaning.

Ancient Roman flip-flop mosaic from the Villa Romana del Casale, Sicily, Italy (c. 4th century CE) (photo courtesy Isabella Baldini) What could be better in antiquity — and today — than relaxing at ...

The Kimbell Art Museum, 3333 Camp Bowie Blvd., is one of two U.S. institutions to host the Torlonia Foundation’s exhibition “Myth and Marble: Ancient Roman Sculpture from the Torlonia Collection.” The ...

For centuries, Rome’s sites have directly influenced art, architecture, and design. Examine art, design, architecture, urban spaces, and archaeological sites that are relevant to the history and ...

Our critic Jason Farago shares what you shouldn’t miss in a city crowded with both the seamy and stately. Clockwise from left: Centrale Montemartini museum; Santo Stefano Rotondo; Villa dei ...

A flipped Roman glass cup revealed symbols once thought decorative but now understood as ancient makers’ marks. In the quiet atmosphere of a museum gallery, Hallie Meredith noticed an unexpected ...

Researchers have known for many years that there was more to ancient Greek and Roman statues than the plain white marble you typically see in museums. A few years ago, museum visitors in New York City ...

Fish swim by an ancient Roman mosaic once part of a wealthy villa in the city of Baiae. Edoardo Ruspantini / Campi Flegrei Archaeological Park A stunning floor mosaic that once adorned an ancient ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The 2023 fall season at the Cleveland Museum of Art is not going exactly as planned. Ohio’s biggest art museum has been gearing up for the opening on Sunday, Sept. 10, of a major ...