Yet the most powerful examples of the Grecian way of merging art with living are to be found on ancient Greek potteries. "Wrapped-around canvases, this pottery art depicts every aspect of the ...

The most successful Athenian playwright was Sophocles, who won so many Greek theatre competitions that he became a big celebrity. There were three types of plays – comedies, tragedies (which ...

An ancient Greek grave stele shows a symbolic handshake between a father and son. CHINA DAILY Nanjing Museum highlights power of Athenian art, Zhao Xu reports. A man, probably in his early 20s ...

Initial testing has indicated that the bull idol, which was found last month, dates from the Geometric period - about 1050BC to 700BC - of Greek art, the culture ministry said in a statement on ...

So clearly it was learned early on in human history that art as personal adornment enhanced your status. Modern politicians use political techniques invented by rulers of old, but instead of paint ...

A giant mural has been unveiled on the side of a city building as part of a street art festival ... to mark this year's Upfest Festival. Nyx, the Greek goddess of night, is among the artworks ...

In this volume, Carolyn M. Laferrière examines Athenian vase-paintings and reliefs depicting the gods most frequently shown as musicians to reconstruct how images suggest the sounds of the music the ...

Bjarne Melgaard’s rise in the art world came with strings attached and an unusual contract with investors. Now he’s suing to regain control of his artwork. By Zachary Small His first feature ...

Evans Collection. The archaeologist discovered the palace at Knossos and was exhibited as part of the Burlington Fine Arts Club’s Exhibition of Ancient Greek Art in 1903. Money from the auction ...