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Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were Not Only Beautiful, but Also Smelled Nice, Too
But, in reality, ancient Greeks and Romans embraced bold colors, which archaeologists call “polychromy.” Brightly hued paints ...
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Archaeologists Unearth the Torso of a Rare Buddha Statue—Nearly 100 Years After They Found Its Head
The two pieces of the 800-year-old sculpture were discovered roughly 160 feet away from each other at the Ta Prohm Temple in ...
Solomon Northup honored with commemorative statue at Alexandria Museum of Art
Solomon Northup was honored Thursday at the Alexandria Museum of Art with a statue that highlights the enduring impact of ...
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The Most Famous Statues of Aphrodite, Goddess of Beauty
Across history, the goddess Aphrodite has remained a prominent figure of beauty and love, and many statues have been built in ...
Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were More Than Eye Candy—They Were Also Perfumed
Thousands of years ago, Greco-Roman statues offered viewers a multi-dimensional experience that also called to our olfactory ...
New sculpture from artist behind Palm Springs' infamous naked babies installed downtown
The artist behind the giant naked babies with bar codes for faces that used to crawl through downtown Palm Springs has ...
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The Art Institute of Chicago Is Returning a 12th-Century Buddha Sculpture to Nepal
The Art Institute of Chicago is returning a 12th-century sculpture to Nepal after learning that it had been stolen. Officials ...
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Iconic refurbished, refinished sculpture relocated at YSU
One of those sculptures, the Primary Compass, was deconstructed, refurbished, and trucked in pieces to Youngstown, where it's being put back together on the campus of Youngstown State University.
Sculptures capture the beauty of the ordinary at the Dallas Arboretum
North Texans go to the arboretum for the blooming flowers. But this year, they'll stay for art that captures the beauty of ...
Ming Fay, 82, Who Made Magical Sculptures of the Natural World, Dies
His artwork paid tribute to its surroundings, in New York City and elsewhere, rendering nature at an oversized scale that ...
MCASD Exhibition Highlights San Diego Collector Matthew Strauss’ World-Class Paintings, Sculpture
A new exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego honors the late San Diego collector Matthew C. Strauss, who ...