In 1938, an excavation at the ancient Roman city of Pompeii revealed a small carved ivory of Indian origin. An Indian ivory statuette in Pompeii by Dr. Arathi Menon
Sources tell us that painting was the Greek’s finest art form: is this a hint at what we’re missing? Alexander Mosaic from the House of the ... by Jessica Mingoia
Simone Martini’s magnificent altarpiece of Saint Louis of Toulouse projects a legacy of sacred Angevin succession, a record of international exchange, and the story of a Franciscan saint Simone Martini, Saint Louis of Toulouse by Claire Jensen
Hospitality was key in ancient Rome, and this wall painting shows the gifts that guests may have received. Still Life with Peaches by Dr. Lea Cline
Weary from his labors, Hercules leans on his club, with hints of his heroic trials hidden in plain sight. Lysippos, Farnese Hercules by Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker
For the ancient Greeks, the human body was perfect. Explore this example of the mathematical source of ideal beauty. Polykleitos, Doryphoros (Spear-Bearer) by Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker