V Magazine11h
Bvlgari Unveils “Myth and Marble: Ancient Roman Sculpture From the Torlonia Collection”
The display, hosted by Blvgari at the Art Institute of Chicago, showcases the largest private collection of Imperial Roman ...
Smithsonian Magazine1d
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 ...
Smithsonian Magazine2d
See These Newly Restored Massive Paintings Devoted to a Hindu God
The artworks, part of a new exhibition at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art, help shed light on a traditional ...
Greek Reporter17d
From the Roman Empire to the Roman Catholic Church
At the time, many in the Roman Empire worshiped multiple gods at once. When they heard about Christianity, they began worshiping Jesus Christ alongside their other gods, such as Jupiter or Zeus. Many ...
Rocky Mountain PBS28d
Roman Gods and Religion in the Empire
From the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus in Rome’s port city of Ostia to local shrines and colossal structures like the Pantheon, the ancient Romans worshipped a pantheon of gods, some local and ...
National Catholic Register1mon
The Tower of Babel: Human Hubris and the Grace of God
God is anthropomorphically represented as visiting ... Its best-known version is in the Vienna Art Museum. As with most of Brueghel’s paintings, the scenes are densely populated.
The Star2y
QuickCheck: Is the month of January named after a Roman god?
OVER the years, it has been claimed online, in books and magazines that the month of January is named after a Roman god. Is this true? Cancel anytime. No ads. Auto-renewal. Unlimited access to the ...