Greek Reporter

The Ancient Greek Sculptor Who Defined the Ideal of Beauty in Statues

Ancient Greek sculptor Polykleitos set the standard of beauty and harmony in statues with his groundbreaking Canon of ...
Greek Reporter

What Ancient Greek Sculptures Reveal About the Real Faces Across Time

Ancient Greece’s sculptures are a cornerstone of world art, studied for their lasting influence on culture and artistic ...
WBAL

Greek sculptor Takis, known for kinetic artworks, dies

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek sculptor Takis, known for artworks that made use of technology, motion and light and were displayed in art galleries and museums around the world, has died, his foundation ...
Forbes

Globally Renowned Sculptor George Petrides Carves A Matriarchal Gaze Into Greek History And Heritage

Her long hair draped to the viewer’s right, a woman gazes slightly upwards and appears rapt in contemplation. Circling the colossal bust, we explore her high cheekbones, wide eyes, and her fierce, ...
Reuters

Greek sculptor Takis, whose works used magnetism, sound and light, dies aged 93

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek sculptor Takis, whose kinetic artworks were admired at major art museums around the world in a career spanning over 70 years, died on Friday at the age of 93, his foundation ...
Yahoo

The Vatican’s ‘Apollo Belvedere’ Sculpture Is Back on Display After a 5-Year Restoration

On Tuesday, the restoration of one of the Vatican Museums‘ most prized artworks was unveiled. The Apollo Belvedere is a marble sculpture of the eponymous Greek god dating back to the 2nd century CE.
Morningstar

Iconic art to go on show in cradle of Chinese culture

Ancient Greek and Roman sculpture has influenced art in many regions of the world. And this influence also reached China's Shanxi province, said an expert at Shanxi Museum. One of the three Buddhist ...
Cleveland.com

Newly purchased Greek vase shows Cleveland Museum of Art still committed to buying antiquities with clear provenance

“It was very important to me that this object meets both the high standards of quality that the CMA holds dear and that it has a very long and well-documented modern history,’’ Pevnick said. The ...
Artnet

Italian Cultural Chief Disputes Attribution of Famed Getty Bronze, Rankling Locals

For years, legal wrangling has seen Italy and the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles battle over the ownership of an ancient Greek statue. Now, one of Italy’s leading cultural officials is casting ...
Los Angeles Times

The head (if not the body) of a Greek god is found in Athens

ATHENS — An ancient bust of the Greek god Hermes was discovered in good condition in central Athens during sewage work, authorities said Sunday. The Greek Culture Ministry said that the head, one of ...
Travel News

Iconic art to go on show in cradle of Chinese culture

The sculptural arts are one of the gems of the ancient Greek and Roman civilizations. Residents in North China’s Shanxi province will have an opportunity to glimpse the essence of these cultural ...