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Why ‘The Calling of Saint Matthew’ by Caravaggio was Pope Francis’ favorite painting − an art historian explains
(THE CONVERSATION) Pope Francis left a lasting legacy, not least his appreciation for art. In his 2025 biography, “Hope,” Francis spoke of his admiration for the Baroque painter Caravaggio. He ...
Ancient Roman infant burials uncovered under Switzerland housing project
A nearly yearlong excavation project in northern Switzerland is offering a glimpse into life in some of the Roman empire’s ...
American tourist climbs over fence at Colosseum, impales himself on spike
An American, 47, reportedly tried to climb over a fence in Piazza del Colosseo, presumably to get a closer look at the ...
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The Overlooked Greek Foundations of Roman Law
Core elements of Roman law can be traced back to the ancient Greek world. Roman law has been fundamental to the foundations ...
Bones reveal gruesome death of Roman man who may have died by lion in York arena
A Roman thought to be a gladiator stares out in a visual reconstruction of a man who met a gruesome end almost 2,000 years ...
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One Fine Show: “Myth and Marble” at the Art Institute of Chicago
The pieces in this exhibition convey a great sense of what it must have been like to encounter these works in their ...
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Archeologists discover sculptures that could be almost life-size representations of a Roman family
New, almost life-size statues discovered in a necropolis in Pompeii. Details about the possible Roman priestess.
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First Physical Evidence of Gladiators Fighting Lions Discovered on Roman Skeleton
Credit: Jean Léon Gérôme / Public domain / Wikimedia Commons Archaeologists have uncovered the first physical proof that Roman gladiators once fought ... individual match those of a lion.” Marble ...
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Lion Bite to the Butt May Be First Proof of Human-Animal Gladiatorial Combat
Roman gladiators’ fights to the death have inspired morbid fascination for millennia. But for something seemingly so well-documented, it’s rare for archaeologists find physical evidence of ...
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The symbolism of the Five Wise Virgins sculpture on Temple Square
And beauty in a sculpture depicting the Five Wise Virgins of the Biblical parable of the five wise and five foolish virgins that was just installed outside the Relief Society building. I love the ...
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Archaeologists make breakthrough as life-size sculptures discovered in Pompeii tomb
Visitors to the site of Pompeii, the ancient Roman town buried (and so preserved for thousands ... and surmounted by the astonishing relief sculpture of the woman and man. They’re standing side by ...
THE WEEK23d
Myth and Marble: Ancient Roman Sculpture From the Torlonia Collection
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