At that time, Italian artists drew on ancient Greek and Roman heritages ... They found (and created) a refined aesthetic, of which white marble statues are a major draw. It was in this way that ...

Based mainly on written evidence of various kinds, it can be shown that in ancient times ... part of it was clearly aesthetic. Being in the company of these statues was not a merely visual ...

Researchers have known for many years that there was more to ancient Greek and Roman statues than the plain white marble you typically see in museums. A few years ago, museum visitors in New York ...

The playwright Euripides introduces us to the various forms of Ancient Greek architecture ... wonders in and around these amazing buildings. Statues and sculptures made of gold, marble, wood ...

Thousands of people packed the hillside arena of ancient Athens to watch ... carvings of famous battles from Greek myths. The Greeks were really good at making statues too. Sculptors carved ...

The vibrant period of Ancient ... rise of Greek culture. We marvel at the timeless Acropolis, perfect Parthenon, and Golden Age theaters. And we watch as art evolves from stiff statues to ...

510 B.C. on the grave of the Greek warrior ... others emulated what they believed to be the ancient aesthetic, leaving the stone of most of their statues its natural color. Thus they helped ...