The marble head, a male face with thick hair and an intense expression, remained hidden for centuries beneath the square of ...

While modern soldiers may not adopt the testudo formation as the legions of old did, many Roman innovations did lead to ...

Our critics pick 11 outstanding exhibitions — many still on view this summer —and tour the renewed Frick Collection and the ...

Art Institute showcases ancient Roman sculptures in unprecedented 'Myth and Marble' exhibit Stunningly and unexpected, virtually all of the selections on view in this exhibition are complete.

Scattered in pieces, the city's largest area of painted Roman plaster was found amid the rubble, dating back at least 1,800 ...

Art & Exhibitions There’s More to Rome Than Ancient History. Check Out These Must-See Contemporary Gems. All roads lead to Rome. And to Cy Twombly’s former studio and a vibrant array of artist ...

Thousands of newly discovered fragments, which once adorned a high-status Roman building, offer an unprecedented glimpse into ...

"The notion of a Roman sculpture show might seem at first blush to be a bit stodgy," said Kyle MacMillan in the Chicago Sun-Times.But the 58 ancient works that constitute "Myth and Marble" are ...

Statue of a Resting Goat. Body: late 1st century, Roman, Imperial period. Head attributed to Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680). (Lorenzo De Masi/Torlonia Collection, Rome/Torlonia Foundation ...

One Fine Show: “Myth and Marble” at the Art Institute of Chicago A rare trove of ancient Roman sculptures from the Torlonia Collection brings gods, emperors and Ancient Rome's everyday life to ...

Old and new. Real and ideal. Life and immortality. Everything we ask of art is in the eyes of these women, just two of the 58 extraordinary works of “Myth and Marble: Ancient Roman Sculpture ...