The display, hosted by Blvgari at the Art Institute of Chicago, showcases the largest private collection of Imperial Roman ...

The marbles in the Torlonia Collection have been inaccessible to the public for decades. Now, some of them will be exhibited ...

Not only were ancient sculptures multi-colored, they were also scented with perfumes, oils, and flower arrangements.

But, in reality, ancient Greeks and Romans embraced bold colors, which archaeologists call “polychromy.” Brightly hued paints ...

Stunningly and unexpected, virtually all of the selections on view in this exhibition are complete. Co-organized by the Art Institute and Rome-based Torlonia Foundation, it is the first time works ...

Thousands of years ago, Greco-Roman statues offered viewers a multi-dimensional experience that also called to our olfactory ...

The beginning: Last year over Christmas vacation in Colorado, a pain in the back of Grant DePorter’s neck led to a trip to ...

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.

Research shows that statues were impregnated with fragrances, challenging the perception of sculpture as a purely visual art ...

An ancient bronze griffin's head returns today to the same museum in ancient Olympia from where it was stolen in the 1930s.

A North American tour of Roman sculptures from the Torlonia Collection—considered to be the finest group of Greco-Roman antiquities still in private hands—begins on 15 March at the Art ...

Archaeologist and curator Cecilie Brons makes the discovery after immersing herself in the works of Roman writers such as ...