Photograph by Matthieu Salvaing In the winding, ivy-draped streets of Trastevere, Rome, Zazie Gnecchi Ruscone is ...

The ancient Roman city is known for its uniquely preserved ... this ancient home has still been adorned with vividly bright paintings. These have included a raunchy scene between satyr and a ...

It also explores some of the problems and contradictions that we face when we try to deal with ancient art in this manner. From wall-paintings to statues, from coins to the gravestones, this is a ...

Stunning artworks have been uncovered in a new excavation at Pompeii, the Roman city buried in an eruption ... "In the shimmering light, the paintings would have almost come to life," he said.

It is something of an Italian Renaissance trope that during the 15th and 16th centuries, painting rose in social and intellectual status, ranking itself alongside the art of poetry. Less known is ...

All roads lead to Rome. We say that because the ancient empire built 250,000 miles of highway across the breadth of Europe.