Greek Reporter

The Ancient Greek Art of Marble Sculpture Lives on Tinos Island

When one thinks of white, marble art and clear, cerulean waters of Tinos island, Greece comes to mind. The two are synonymous ...
Greek Reporter

Why Did Ancient Greek Statues Have the Left Leg in Front?

Early Greek statues had their left leg sticking out as a tradition borrowed from Egypt, something that gave way to natural ...
WUNC

We know Greek statues weren't white. Now you can see them in color.

Walk through the Greek sculpture galleries of most museums and you'll see pedestal after pedestal of white, marble statues with sightless eyes. That's just how Ancient Greek sculpture was, right? Nope ...
KUOW

Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says

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 City ...
Artnet

A Headless Ancient Sculpture Just Turned Up in the Trash in Greece

A sculpture dating to the Hellenistic Greek period has turned up in the most unlikely of settings. It all started when a 32-year-old Greek man in the city of Thessaloniki stumbled upon a statue ...

Greenleaf winery's Greek, Roman statue garden a 40-year labor of love

A Wisconsin winery is opening a statue garden featuring 15 replicas of classic Greek, Roman, and Renaissance art. The garden, named Piazza del Stefano, is the culmination of a 40-year project by Trout ...