We can probably safely assume Rome, in many areas, was likely pretty dirty and rank-smelling. That said, there’s evidence of ...

Two dozen Caravaggio paintings from museums and private collectors across the world are on display in Rome's Palazzo ...

Archaeologists discovered a sealed and untouched Etruscan tomb in the San Giuliano Necropolis near Rome, offering insight ...

Beyond its ancient ruins and Baroque landmarks, Rome has quietly become a hub for vibrant, large-scale street art. From forgotten industrial zones to hidden alleys, this video explores how local and ...

In 1471, Pope Sixtus IV transformed the ancient Capitoline Hill into a temple to ancient art. Five centuries later, the Capitoline Museums complex still remains the oldest public collection in the ...

Our critics pick 11 outstanding exhibitions — many still on view this summer —and tour the renewed Frick Collection and the ...

Art Institute showcases ancient Roman sculptures in unprecedented 'Myth and Marble' exhibit Stunningly and unexpected, virtually all of the selections on view in this exhibition are complete.

It’s not coincidental that today’s optional memorial follows the Solemnity of Peter and Paul. Sts. Peter and Paul stand at ...

Thousands of newly discovered fragments, which once adorned a high-status Roman building, offer an unprecedented glimpse into ...

Statue of a Resting Goat. Body: late 1st century, Roman, Imperial period. Head attributed to Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680). (Lorenzo De Masi/Torlonia Collection, Rome/Torlonia Foundation ...

One Fine Show: “Myth and Marble” at the Art Institute of Chicago A rare trove of ancient Roman sculptures from the Torlonia Collection brings gods, emperors and Ancient Rome's everyday life to ...

"The notion of a Roman sculpture show might seem at first blush to be a bit stodgy," said Kyle MacMillan in the Chicago Sun-Times.But the 58 ancient works that constitute "Myth and Marble" are ...