The “Boxer at Rest”. Credit: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 3.0 The beloved ancient Greek sculpture called “The Boxer at Rest” from 330-50 BC is one of the most realistic of all ancient ...
The 7.3 feet tall sculpture represents the eponymous Greek god of light, poetry, music, dance, healing, and truth. He’s also the god of archery, which is evident from the statue’s pose.
That canvas goes on show at Gagosian Gallery in Paris next week (17 October) alongside a Roman sculpture of Venus from the Torlonia Collection in Rome, which houses one of the world’s most ...
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 ...