La Croix International9dOpinion
The peacock’s rise and fall as a symbol in myth, faith, and folklore
After holding a place of honor in the symbolic pantheon of Greco-Roman and early Christian iconography during the first ...
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The Smell of Gods: Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were Once Not Only Painted But Also Perfumed
For centuries, the stark white marble statues of ancient Greece and Rome have stood as timeless symbols of classical beauty.
Ancient statues were colorful — and perfumed
The myth that the statues of ancient Greece and Rome were white was created over time and upheld in part to serve racist ideological purposes. But in reality, ancient works of art were colorful, and ...
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Ancient statues were colorful — and perfumed
fascism appropriated the idea of white figures of antiquity as a symbol of white superiority. Both Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler particularly praised the art and architecture of ancient Greece ...
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Statues in ancient Greece, Rome were colorful — and perfumed
New discoveries related to works of art in ancient Greece and Rome continue to be unearthed. A Danish study published in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology in March found that statues in antiquity were ...
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The Smell of Gods: Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were Once Not Only Painted But Also Perfumed
For centuries, the stark white marble statues of ancient Greece and Rome have stood as timeless symbols of classical ... reveal that statues of Artemis and Hera were maintained with rose-scented ...
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With Migrant Shelters Closing, What’s Next for Hell’s Kitchen’s Hotels?
As the City plans to close migrant shelters in Hell’s Kitchen, it remains to be seen whether the hotels will see the return ...
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Ancient Bronze Griffin Head Returned to Greece from Met
An ancient bronze griffin head, stolen nearly a century ago, was repatriated to Greece from New York’s Metropolitan Museum of ...