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Nestled on the coast of the island of Euboea (Evia), the ancient city of Eretria was one of the most influential centers in ...
Green art conservation methods developed by EU researchers are setting new standards and proving useful far beyond museums, ...
In recent years, CTPH has introduced a series of Greece-related cultural works, publishing books including Greek Mythology, ...
Great Art Explained began in May 2020 with the simple premise that great art can be explained clearly and concisely in 15 ...
People know they’re welcome, even without an invitation, so they just come. Locals, foreigners—everyone,” Dakis Joannou told Observer ...
One of only three surviving Byzantine crowns, it depicts a man and two sisters who jointly ruled the empire in the 11th century.
Their enemies portrayed them as barbarians, but their artifacts tell a different story. Between their weapons, jewelry, and ...
The collapse of American global power was more pointedly represented by Dahn Vo’s In God We Trust: the American flag, with ...
Greek mythology sparked the Renaissance, transforming art from religious instruction to profound explorations of human ...
These findings suggest Paros didn’t just supply the raw materials for ancient Greek art—the island was also helping shape the aesthetics for which Greek civilization would be known for millennia.
Ancient Greece laid the foundations of Western art. Traveling from its sun-splashed isles to the rugged mainland to bustling Athens, we trace the rise of Greek culture.
Contemporary writings on art, including a book by Roman author Pliny the Elder, mention the fact that sculptures in ancient Greece were painted and not left with the white marble exposed.