Fall in Love with Versatile, Naturally Lovely Leaf Motifs Aug 19, 2008
Grape and olive leaves appear in ancient Greek art. Victorians plastered leaf patterns on everything from cutlery to fireplace mantles. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
Trading war arms for welcoming arms Jun 30, 2008
Rome conquered and occupied Greece, but adopted Greek learning, Greek art and architecture, Greek civic patterns and even Greek gods. In the end, it was really a debatable question as to who conquered whom. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Getty's New Antiquities Curator May 24, 2008
She specializes in Greek art and archaeology with an emphasis on the ancient and modern social contexts of antiquities. Lyons is the author of Morgantina Studies (Volume V): The Archaic Cemeteries (Princeton University Press, 1996). (Suite101.com)
Ready for battleGreece's new museum prepares to join the Elgin Marbles fight May 7, 2008
One is a rare 1930's specimen of Greek art deco architecture, and its neighbour is a neo-classical house owned by Vangelis, who composed the score for the Oscar-winning film, "Chariots of Fire.". "It's a problem of the optical view of the environment," says Dr Pandermalis. (BBC News -- Europe)
Greek Art Books: A Bibliography Mar 28, 2008
Ancient Greek art and its archaeological record from prehistoric through Hellenistic times are covered in this select bibliography ... Greek Art of the Aegean Islands (exh. (Suite101.com)
Acropolis now Dec 3, 2007
Unpretentious, well-built and wearing its ingenuity lightly, his building is a relaxed walk through layers of ancient Greek art, architecture and city-making. It makes the Parthenon even more important than it has been over the past two centuries, even if some of its marbles, the very reason for the museum's construction, are still missing. (Guardian Unlimited)
Dead Poets Society Nov 10, 2007
Aside from possibilities such as hosting movie nights, attending the Greek Orthodox festival, visiting a Greek art museum and commemorating Julius Caesar's death on the Ides of March, the Classics Club plans to sponsor a lecture by a professor of ancient military history. His lecture would detail what really happened in battles depicted in movies such as "Gladiator," "Troy" and "300.". (The Cavalier Daily, VA)
University scholars receive distinguished, named professorships Sep 21, 2007
Neer s research interests include the development of naturalism in Greek art, Athenian history and its representation, philosophical aesthetics and theories of style. He has published widely on Greek art, historiography, French painting and cinema, and serves as co-editor of Critical Inquiry and associate editor of Classical Philology ... He is currently writing a textbook titled Ancient Greek Art and Archaeology. (Univeristy of Chicago Chronicle, IL)
Louvre treasures on show Aug 23, 2007
BEIJING, Aug. 23 -- Thousands of visitors from home and abroad challenged the autumn heat and swarmed into the Capital Museum on Tuesday, for the ongoing classical Greek art exhibition in Beijing. More than 130 art works, on loan from the Louvre Museum, mainly includes items from ancient Greece from the 5th Century BC to the 4th Century BC, have offered local visitors a good chance to sense the grandeur of Greek civilization dating back more than 1000 years. (Xinhuanet, China)
Solo exhibits reveal hidden messages and visions Jun 21, 2007
But it is the accent on uplifting joy that seems to have inspired Khalaf this time, as is evident in the fragments of Cockerels and Snakes, The Birds of Ares, and Hector's Horses, all of which are featured with decorative elements of classical Greek art. Menu Hari Ini, a solo exhibition by Iriantine Karnaya Through June 30 at the Museum Nasional. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
The legacy of Antiquity and Western identity May 26, 2007
In sculpture, the imprint of Greek art as seen mostly through Roman interpretations was indelible down to World War I. Nude or draped, the statues carved by Roman sculptors after Greek originals were gazed at rapturously from the Renaissance to 19th-century neo-Classicism. The marble figure of a youth tying a filet around his head, carved in the first century A.D. after a lost Greek original of the fifth century B.C., would have won Michelangelo's approval; and the statue of a draped woman... (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Athens Top Five Museums May 21, 2007
The National Archaeological Museum in Athens is easily one of the best museums in the world, with a stunning large collection of ancient Greek artefacts and works of art, including the golden treasures from Mycenae and the breathtakingly beautiful frescoes found on Santorini (Thira) in the Greek islands ... To see everything in the world's finest collection of ancient Greek artefacts will take at least half a day, probably longer depending on your level of interest ... The Goulandris Museum of... (Suite101.com)
Toga, Toga, Toga ... May 11, 2007
Young, director of education for the Fayetteville Museum of Art, is coordinating the 27th annual Pondomania children's festival, which will bring the world of Greek art to life on Saturday, May 19 ... Greek art was not only being influenced by other cultures, but also doing a little influencing as well, particularly when it came to sculpture and architecture. (Up & Coming Magazine, NC)
Empires of awe Apr 25, 2007
The design does not overwhelm the collection, said Paul Denis, curator of Roman and Greek art at the Royal Ontario Museum, who visited the new galleries last week before they were open to the public. They're absolutely wonderful galleries. (Globe and Mail)
Why ancient Greeks are always nude Feb 3, 2007
Male nudes are the norm in Greek art, even though historians have stated that ancient Greeks kept their clothes on for the most part ... "In ancient Greek art, there are many different kinds of nudity that can mean many different things," said Jeffrey Hurwit, an historian of ancient art at the University of Oregon. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Greek government angry at auction of royal heirlooms Jan 25, 2007
Greek officials said they hoped their intervention would also deter potential buyers of Greek art of dubious origin. "Some of these items have the Greek state seal on them," one official said. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
The Athenian Acropolis Jan 16, 2007
The Acropolis then moved into Athens more illustrious and important eras as a center of worship to the goddess Athena, becoming the benchmark of Greek art and architecture, and the ultimate representation of the Classical age. Sources consulted. (Suite101.com)
An exhibition that navigates the Sasanian past without a compass Dec 2, 2006
oise Demange of the Louvre, is a specialist in Ancient Greek art who does not read Persian, and most of the contributors to the exhibition book are likewise strangers to the living heritage of Iranian culture. In keeping with time-honored Western tradition regarding pre-Islamic Iran, the objects are looked at as if they were the work of little green men just descended from outer space. (International Herald Tribune)
J. Paul Getty Museum Issues Statement Nov 24, 2006
In fact, my hope is that the Minister might visit the Getty Villa, the only museum in the United States dedicated to Roman, Etruscan and Greek art and culture, so he can see for himself the impact the magnificent works of art displayed there have on the American public. It is for the people who value art and history that we must find a mutually satisfactory solution. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Goya Painting Stolen Nov 21, 2006
Ancient Romans adored ancient Greek art, and workshops in the imperial city were cranking out chariot-loads of reproductions. Some of this stuff was good. (Why Files)
Work of former local artist part of Philadelphia show Sep 15, 2006
In teaching a class in the history of Greek art, he took an interest in the S-shaped curve the Greek's held to be ideal beauty. He drew S-shaped fish. (Harrisburg Daily Register, IL)
How to read a naked man May 20, 2006
He was proud to secure the services of the Venetian sculptor who was renowned across Europe as an exponent of neoclassicism, the style that aspired to recreate not just the appearance of ancient Greek art but its ethos - "the Greek ideal" ... And yet, like the vast majority of the works by which we know classical Greek art, this is a Roman copy ... Only in the rare originals that survive of Greek art - paintings on vases, a handful of bronze statues, the Elgin marbles - can we know Greek images... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Emory acquires rare Roman altar (Giovanna dell'Orto) Apr 15, 2006
"This is a very deluxe object; it gathers together all the history of the Mediterranean," said Bonna Wescoat, professor of Greek art at Emory University. "This is Augustan art at its best." London dealer Rupert Wace approached Jasper Gaunt, the Carlos' curator of Greek and Roman art, for the sale, Mr. Gaunt said. (Washington Times)
