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The Beauty and Horror of Medusa, an Enduring Symbol of Women’s Power

Avatar photo by Allison Meier March 20, 2018June 22, 2018

Dangerous Beauty: Medusa in Classical Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art explores how the snake-haired Gorgon transformed from a hideous monster into a beautiful femme fatale.

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Why We Need to Start Seeing the Classical World in Color

by Sarah E. Bond June 7, 2017April 28, 2023

The equation of white marble with beauty is not an inherent truth of the universe; it’s a dangerous construct that continues to influence white supremacist ideas today.

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Richest Gathering of Hellenistic Bronzes in Centuries Goes on Tour

Avatar photo by Allison Meier March 19, 2015March 23, 2015

In Power and Pathos: Bronze Sculpture of the Hellenistic World, opened last week at Florence’s Palazzo Strozzi, more Greek bronzes are assembled than ever before in the modern age.

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A Bloody Video Game Ode on a Grecian Urn

Avatar photo by Allison Meier February 24, 2015August 3, 2021

Apotheon brings the classical world of ancient Greek pottery to life as a full-length animated video game.

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Undoing a 19th-Century Art Restorer’s Overzealous Handiwork

Avatar photo by Allison Meier December 16, 2014December 16, 2014

The 19th-century art restorer Raffaele Gargiulo was so good at reconstructing Greek vases, one antiquarian called it a “dangerous perfection for knowledge.” Filling in broken gaps with his own paintings, mending cracks with brass staples, his work was a potential threat to history.

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Animating the Battles and Mythology of Greek Vases

Avatar photo by Allison Meier September 26, 2014

Greek vases have some of the most lively of ancient art, and a duo called Panoply has been turning these vases into animations.

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Hermitage Invites Contemporary Artist into Their Permanent Collection

Avatar photo by Hrag Vartanian December 1, 2011December 8, 2011

MIAMI — For the first time, a contemporary artist has been invited to play with the permanent collection at the fabled Hermitage. Anthony Gormley tackles the museum’s classical collection and creates a humanizing display.

UC Davis Arts and Humanities Grads Take Center Stage in Wide-Ranging Show
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UC Davis Arts and Humanities Grads Take Center Stage in Wide-Ranging Show

Featuring projects by 30 graduate students, this multidisciplinary exhibition is on view at the Manetti Shrem Museum through June 25.

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