, some very old things are getting new treatments in the form of two high-profile exhibitions. Both ‘Sicily: Art and Invention Between Greece and Rome’ – in danger of not happening only months ago ...
Tourists came from near and far to see her. Women visited to pay their respects and beseech her to fulfill their hopes and dreams, while prominent families gave offerings to her on behalf of their ...
It’s not every day that a work by Praxiteles, one of the most famous sculptors of ancient Greece, shows up out of nowhere. But that’s happened at the Cleveland Museum of Art, where a bronze sculpture ...
As for the Apollo's provenance, the gaps remain. A retired German lawyer, Ernst-Ulrich Walter, said in 2004 that he found the work lying in pieces in 1993 or 1994 when he reclaimed his family's estate ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jonathon Keats is a writer and artist who critiques museum exhibits. This article is more than 9 years old. If you want to ...
Michael Bennett is a confident man these days. The Cleveland Museum of Art's curator of ancient Near Eastern, Greek and Roman art believes that he made the purchase of a lifetime in 2004, when he ...
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