A long-lost painting of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion by Flemish Baroque master Peter Paul Rubens fetched $2.7 million at auction in Versailles on Sunday.

The Royal Navy came into its own during the "Age of Reason," in which ancient Greece was seen as a virtuous and exemplary ...

Ancient Greek statues and artistic treasures housed in Paris museums depict the Greeks' influence on the entire European ...

New archaeological evidence is helping rewrite old myths about disabled people in the ancient world.

During the age of emperors, Roman sculpture was of artistic, religious, and political importance, and often took on epic ...

A new book, co-edited by Barbara Faedda, focuses on this strategic Mediterranean port city.

Roman defixiones were lead curse tablets used for justice, protection, or revenge, revealing everyday beliefs in antiquity ...

An Ancient Roman erotic fresco painting has just been discovered by archeologists at a dig site in Pompeii. The stunning work ...

Art history has all but forgotten the love that sculptor Auguste Rodin had for the art of Egypt. A new exhbition in New York ...

Castabala’s story stretches back 2,700 years. In the Hellenistic period, it was known as Hieropolis, famous for its sanctuary ...

Rome transported obelisks and treasures from Egypt and Greece, showcasing engineering, art, and cultural exchange.

While his interest in ancient Greco-Roman sculpture served as a wellspring of inspiration, an often overlooked part of his ...