The beginning of the Classical style in Greek sculpture is the beginning of naturalism in art, an important turning point in ...

Greece, fifth century b.c. To accommodate the sculpture, Phidias raised the height of the cella. He also installed a large rectangular pool filled with olive oil in front of the statue. Since the ...

Think of the largest and most iconic sculptures on the planet. Do the Statue of Liberty in New York or Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro come to mind? Now, an even taller statue has debuted: the ...

Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao warned crypto investors not to buy a new memecoin launched to capitalize on his popularity, cautioning against the financial risks of trading celebrity-linked ...

MÜNSTER, GERMANY—EKathimerini reports that a woman handed over a fragment of an Ionic column capital to the University of Münster for repatriation to Greece. The woman said she had taken the carved ...

The statue of Zeus at Olympia, Greece, was one of the seven wonders of the ancient world and arguably the most famous statue of its day. Once built as a shrine to honor the Greek god Zeus, this statue ...

The ancient Greek sanctuaries served as places of worship and also as centers of business activity. Photo of the Temple of Apollo at Delphi Credit: qweay qweay CC BY 3.0 Ancient Greek sanctuaries were ...

Extending a cultural fight that started years ago, Caltrans has quietly demolished a statue of 18th-century missionary and Catholic saint Junipero Serra that had overlooked Interstate 280 in ...

California transportation officials say the Serra statue failed program standards; Archbishop Cordileone says Catholics were shut out of the decision. San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The controversial statue of President Trump and Jeffrey Epstein holding hands ...

Not everyone loves the new work in Brownsville, Tenn., but sponsors say they choose to see the bright side of the passionate responses. By Victor Mather Pity the sculptor. Once upon a time, artists ...