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Of the Brideshead Revisited manse, designer Remy Renzullo says “the notion of ‘finished’ doesn’t really exist” ...
Though bronze works were prevalent in ancient Rome, few have survived ... in the Torlonia Collection is a 13 1/2-inch-tall bust, titled “Portrait of a Young Woman, known as the Maiden of ...
Archaeology offers a glimpse into the past, exploring the roots of humanity. 2024 has been a year of extraordinary archaeological discoveries that have challenged long-held beliefs about human history ...
The Roman writer Claudius Aelianus informs ... We just need to keep in mind two important issues. Firstly, ancient portraits and busts were themselves not always reliable depictions of people ...
Bust of Hermes and Bust of Athena in Petra (Photo ... might have been added at a later stage of its existence). “Such ‘crude’ portraits are attested all over the Roman Empire, and strikingly similar ...
Women in ancient Rome had more freedoms than in other classical societies, and the bust reflects “how the portrait and persona of a young Imperial woman could act as an inspiration, comfort or ...
A bronze bust believed to depict the daughter of an ancient Roman emperor has been seized ... The bust known as “Portrait of a Lady” was acquired in 1966 by the Worcester Art Museum about ...