The beginning of the Classical style in Greek sculpture is the beginning of naturalism in art, an important turning point in ...

The vibrant period of Ancient Greek civilization from 1200 BCE to 323 BCE gave us exceptional achievements that we continue to benefit from today. It was a long stretch of time that spanned from the ...

The film explores the golden age of ancient Greece, highlighting its significant contributions to democracy, art, philosophy, and culture. It emphasizes the pride of Greek city-states, particularly ...

Sophists in ancient Greece were professional educators and intellectuals. Their teachings emphasized public speaking and ...

Fewer than 200 bronze sculptures from the Hellenistic era -- a period that began more than 2,000 years ago -- survive today. About a quarter of those are gathered in an exhibit at the National Gallery ...

The Dallas Museum of Art recently opened a show titled, The Body Beautiful in Ancient Greece in Dallas, Texas. A model of Olympia is on display at the DMA on Wednesday, May 8, 2013. The Dallas Museum ...

The Orientalizing period in Greece refers to a roughly 100-year period in which Greek art was greatly influenced by eastern, and specifically Near Eastern and Egyptian, ideas, myths, and decorative ...

In 1903 Auguste Rodin said, “The most interesting thing about London is the number of its antiquities. In my spare time I simply haunt the British Museum.” It was an uncharacteristically understated ...

Artist Josh Garrick, known for his striking photo prints of Greek antiquities, died this fall. Friends will celebrate his life in Orlando.

In a darkened college classroom, students are introduced to a projected image of a famous work of Greek art brimming with intense drama. The students scrutinize the ancient wall painting discovered in ...

Horses were first domesticated in the Eurasian Steppes during the 4th millennium B.C.E. and spread to and throughout the Near East and Mediterranean from there. In Greece, horses became important in ...