The 2,000-year-old Torlonia collection of Roman sculptures, now at the Art Institute of Chicago, has the urgency of the ...

Sarcophagus Lid with Reclining Couple, second half of 2nd century CE (Roman, Imperial Period, Torlonia Collection, Rome), is featured in “Myth and Marble: Ancient Roman Sculpture from the ...

The collection’s first stop is the Art Institute of Chicago. Titled “Myth and Marble: Ancient Roman Sculpture From the Torlonia Collection,” the exhibition will feature 58 sculptures ...

Ancient Greco-Roman Sculptures Were Not Just Visual Spectacles but Could Also Be ‘Smelt', They Were Scented For centuries, the world has admired the stunning beauty of ancient Greek and Roman ...

including a book by Roman author Pliny the Elder, mention the fact that sculptures in ancient Greece were painted and not left with the white marble exposed. Yet many people today are surprised to ...

Science has previously shown that sculptures from ancient Greece and Rome were frequently painted in warm colours. A recent ...

Science has already proven that sculptures from ancient Greece and Rome were often painted in warm colors, and now a Danish study has revealed that some were also perfumed. "A white marble statue ...

Ancient Greek and Roman statues didn't originally look like they do now in museums. A new study says they didn't smell the ...