For centuries, the stark white marble statues of ancient Greece and Rome have stood as timeless symbols of classical beauty.

Pompeii [is] an extraordinary testimony to an ... all the figures in the frieze are depicted on pedestals, as if they were statues but their movements, complexions and clothing make them appear ...

I, personally, find no harm in the statue of ———— from Pompeii. It interests me in itself, as a thing of beauty, and as an index of the feeling of the people who produced it. It was ...

The archaeologists at Pompeii also note that a characteristic element of the fresco is that all the figures stand on painted pedestals, like statues, but are rendered in full color and shaded as t ...

You've probably heard of Pompeii. That long-lost, ancient city, destroyed by one of the most devastating volcanic eruptions ...

The Pompeii Archaeological Park has just announced ... All of the figures are painted on pedestals as if to portray them as statues worthy of reverence. However, their expression, clothes, and ...

The discovery emerged from recent excavations at the Pompeii archaeological site ... select figures are shown poised on pedestals, as if statues, their movements and attire seemingly vibrant ...

A newly discovered fresco in Pompeii is shedding fresh light on the mysterious Dionysiac cults of the ancient world - and how they depicted “wild” women who broke free of the male order. More than a ...