The gold and ivory statues of Apollo, Artemis and Leto at Delphi are extraordinary treasures of ancient Greek art.

But make no mistake, this vision is far from historical reality: Greek statues were not ... They found (and created) a refined aesthetic, of which white marble statues are a major draw.

510 B.C. on the grave of the Greek warrior ... emulated what they believed to be the ancient aesthetic, leaving the stone of most of their statues its natural color. Thus they helped pave the ...

A Danish researcher has just demonstrated that certain Greek and Roman sculptures were scented with perfume. A discovery that revolutionises our sensory picture of ancient art. Greco-Roman statues ...