Ancient sculptors were very ... to a nouveau-riche household. To the Greeks, the marriage of color and form had deeper connotations, suggests Harvard art historian Susanne Ebbinghaus.

Color in ancient Greek art was also often likely used to show gender: Men were depicted as having darker skin tones, as they customarily worked outdoors, while women were often painted white ...

Stiftung Archäologie, Munich The partial color reconstruction ... day remains our paradigm for Greek art. By the early 19th century, the systematic excavation of ancient Greek and Roman sites ...

The Greeks had style! Their red and black pottery was very famous. They were great builders too. The Greeks built grand temples to their gods and superb sculptures of brave heroes. They pretty ...

Thousands of people packed the hillside arena of ancient Athens to watch plays by famous writers like Sophocles, Euripides and Aeschylus. The Greeks also celebrated the arts with big festivals.

Researchers have known for many years that there was more to ancient Greek and Roman statues than the plain white marble you typically see in museums. A few years ago, museum visitors in New York ...

Color in ancient Greek art was also often likely used to show gender: Men were depicted as having darker skin tones, as they customarily worked outdoors, while women were often painted white ...