The Ethereal Elegance of 'ISABEL II, VEILED': A Marble Masterpiece by Camillo Torreggiani
Sunday, April 28, 2024
The year is 1855, and the art world witnesses the unveiling of a masterpiece sculpted by the renowned Camillo Torreggian...
Continue readingUnearthing Antiquity: The Mystical Mélange of Kom El Shoqafa's Catacombs
Saturday, April 27, 2024
Deep beneath the bustling cityscape of Alexandria, Egypt, lies a portal to the past, a subterranean world carved out of ...
Continue readingRediscovering the Past: The Splendor of Roman Mosaics in Nora, Sardinia
Saturday, April 27, 2024
In the heart of Sardinia, amidst the ruins that whisper tales of ancient glory, the House of the Tetrastyle in Nora stan...
Continue readingA Monument to Antiquity: The Tomb of Cyrus the Great in Snow-Cloaked Pasargadae
Saturday, April 27, 2024
Amid the wintry silence of Fars Province in Iran, the Tomb of Cyrus the Great stands as a solitary sentinel against the ...
Continue readingThe statue of Thorfinn Karlsefni is a bronze sculpture created by the Icelandic sculptor Einar Jónsson.
Saturday, April 27, 2024
Thorfinn Karlsefni was an Icelandic explorer who, around the year 1010, followed Leif Eriksson"s route to Vinland in an ...
Continue readingEtruscan Elegance on Wheels: The Monteleone Chariot at the Met
Saturday, April 27, 2024
Photographed by Jason Martinez Photography, the Etruscan war chariot on display at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New...
Continue readingHuayna Picchu: Navigating the Fabled Stairs of Death
Saturday, April 27, 2024
Perched high above the sacred valley of Machu Picchu, the steep and narrow steps of Huayna Picchu loom as a formidable c...
Continue readingThe Parthenon frieze, Acropolis 443 - 437 BCE-Costas Lakafossis
Saturday, April 27, 2024
Atop the Acropolis in Athens stands one of the most iconic and enduring symbols of ancient Greece: the Parthenon. Within...
Continue readingTime Capsule on Wheels: 2,500-Year-Old Chariot Unearthed
Saturday, April 27, 2024
Archaeologists have unearthed a spectacular 2,500-year-old chariot, complete with its rider and horses, providing an unp...
Continue readingESCAPE FROM POMPEII (1868)
Friday, April 26, 2024
Sculpture in marble Work by Giovanni Maria Benzoni (Italy, 1809-1873). Chicago Institute of Fine Arts
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