Nero, who ruled from A.D. 54 to 68, is often remembered as one of history’s most notorious emperors, his reputation steeped in tales of excess and cruelty. One enduring myth claims that as a great ...
In a way, the sculpture is older still, as this version was actually a replica of a bronze cast from the 4 th century BC by the ancient Greek sculptor, Leochares. Being almost as old as recorded ...
Now, the looming Roman sculpture is finally back on display ... The seven-foot-tall statue of Apollo was discovered in the ruins of an ancient Roman house in 1489. It has been at the Vatican ...
Seeing his painting in dialogue with this ancient Venus sculpture reminds us of the enduring ... Right before his trip to Modena, Basquiat visited Rome with his girlfriend Suzanne Mallouk, whom ...