People have captured these figures in writings as well as beautiful art ... in height. The statue was made of marble with examinations claiming it is 1,700 years old. In total three fragments ...

Archaeologists excavating a private property in Florence, Italy, discovered a 20-inch statue of Hercules missing its head, though not altogether headless. Despite no cranium on the Greek hero, the ...

The 2,000-year-old Torlonia collection ... 58 extraordinary works of “Myth and Marble: Ancient Roman Sculpture From the Torlonia Collection,” at the Art Institute of Chicago.

The allure of finding lost art treasures is real, but proving authorship—and determining an artwork’s commercial value—can be ...

Archaeologists excavating at the ancient city of Aspendos, 25 miles east of Antalya on the Turkish coast, have unearthed an incredible marble statue of Hermes, the messenger of Zeus in ancient ...

it included an art collection that drew admirers from across Europe and, most notably, Caravaggio's only ceiling mural. In a place of honor was a life-size marble statue of the Greek god Pan with ...

A 1,700-year-old marble statue of Hercules has been unearthed at the mediaeval site of Montaione in Tuscany. Discovered by an archaeology student, this rare artifact is notable for its detailed ...