Rosy-cheeked cherubs surrounded by blues, reds and golds have lost none of their brilliance in 17th-century frescoes ...

Cade DuPont, Shaun Bobbitt, Bethany Terry and Rafael Villaroel — is opening a new window on the ancient Roman city of Pompeii.

Beautifying an otherwise utilitarian space, Art Decko is a public art project intended to bring creativity into unexpected places—in this case, the stairwell of the College Avenue Parking Deck. With ...

A newly uncovered house in Pompeii, though small, reveals an intricate collection of frescoes that offer a glimpse into the art and architecture of ancient Rome. Named the "House of Phaedra" for the ...

On August 24, 79 C.E., Mount Vesuvius erupted and encased the nearby Roman city of Pompeii in ash. Today, the city is a time ...

Archaeologists in Pompeii unearthed a rare tiny home while excavating the site of the ancient Italian ... it contains such lavish art inside. The frescoes mainly depict scenes from classic mythology.

[Photo provided by The Trustees of British Museum] In the royal palaces of Assyrian kings, art served one ultimate ... land of Phoenicia its name — in ancient Greek, the word phoinix could ...

Maurizio Cattelan's provocative art piece 'Comedian', a banana duct-taped to a wall, will be auctioned by Sotheby's in New York City. The buyer receives a certificate of authenticity and ...

one of the most complete polychrome layouts in Egyptian architecture of Greco-Roman times in general... b) a great number of hitherto unknown inscriptions giving for the first time the ancient ...