Ancient Greece laid the foundations of Western art. Traveling from its sun-splashed isles to the rugged mainland to bustling Athens, we trace the rise of Greek culture.

The Greek and Roman Galleries at New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art are a wonder of white marble, an astonishing acre of it – world-famous, flooded with light, statues clean and gleaming.

This city known primarily for its monumental historic sites harbors a surprisingly dynamic contemporary art scene where complex legacy inspires uniquely vibrant creative takes.

Dolphins in ancient Greece were revered as messengers of the gods and held a divine dimension that has survived through the ...

In the grand tapestry of human history, ancient art shines as a beacon of creativity, culture, and heritage. Journeying through the annals of time, we are transported to distant civilizations that ...

Prehistoric cave paintings; Egyptian pyramids and temples; classical Greek statues. As the Ice Age glaciers melted, European civilization was born—and with it, so was art. From the Stone Age ...

The Ballets Russes had a longtime dalliance with Ancient Greek traditions especially in the ballet’s most innocent, primitive, and erotic aspects. Angelica Frey May 29, 2019 ...

Landmark shows such as “Gods in Color,” which toured from 2003 to 2015, and “ Chroma: Ancient Sculpture in Color ” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2022 have embodied this era’s ...

Art history, when the tools of formal and contextual analysis are fully employed, is well-suited to amplify these voices, providing students with critical insight into social injustices of the past.