An extremely rare cycle of paintings depicting a raucous ritual involving the god of wine has been unearthed in Pompeii, the ...

Another new discovery in the ruins of Pompeii has shed light on the wilder side of the ancient Romans. An extremely rare frieze known as a “megalography,” or painting with life-sized figures, has been ...

Archaeologists in Pompeii have uncovered rare, nearly life-sized frescoes that offer fresh insight into religious practices ...

There has long been a Vatican taboo against openly talking about a conclave when a pope is sick: It’s considered gauche to speculate about the election of a new pope while the current one is fighting ...

ROME: An extremely rare cycle of paintings depicting ... The world-famous site said it had excavated in recent weeks a nearly life-size frieze depicting the procession of Dionysus, the god of ...

Many sales at Frieze’s sixth LA edition were donated ... And Italy’s art crime squad shut down a forgery workshop in Rome linked to the sale of fake Picassos and Rembrandts online.

An extremely rare frieze known as a “megalography,” or painting with life-sized figures, has been unearthed in an area where ongoing excavations have produced some of the ancient site’s most ...

ROME (Reuters) - Archaeologists in Pompeii have ... The discovery features a large-scale frieze that spans three walls of a banquet hall, presenting vivid imagery of the initiation rites for ...

Rome (CNN) — Another new discovery in the ruins of Pompeii has shed light on the wilder side of the ancient Romans. An extremely rare frieze known as a “megalography,” or painting with life ...