My top 10: a tour of the Louvre with FT art critic Jackie Wullschläger
But as Louvre president Laurence des Cars has admitted, a visit to the overcrowded museum can also be a “physical ordeal” and some facilities urgently need updating. Last month, President Macron ...
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Iphigenia, the Most Enigmatic Figure of Greek Mythology
The name Iphigenia has been synonymous with ancient Greek tragedy and mythology, as well as the concept of sacrifice, for millennia.
‘Parthenope’ Review: Goddess Worship
Directed by Paolo Sorrentino, this decadent drama about a beautiful young woman is a one-sided meditation on art, desire and ...
Agenda: The best things to do, hear, see or watch in Europe this week
Adrien Brody's American saga, a light show in Copenhagen, an exhibition dedicated to ancient Greek women and The Weeknd's ...
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The Priceless Ancient Greek Treasures of Dion, Macedonia
Archaeological excavations have also revealed a headless marble statue of Hera, the Greek goddess of women, family, marriage, and childbirth. The second century BC statue was called the “Goddess of ...
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A Man Found a Mysterious Statue in a Trash Bag on the Street. It Turned Out to Be a 2,000-Year-Old Greek Artifact
Earlier this month, a 32-year-old Greek man brought something remarkable to his local police station: a statue of a woman draped in flowing cloth, missing its arms and head. He’d found it encased in a ...
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2,000-year-old statue found in rubbish bag in Greece
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Ancient Sheela na Gigs, Irish statues of women exposing themselves, explained
Found all around Ireland and in the UK, these X-rated 11th-century statues depict women exposing their private parts with huge grimaces on their faces but what's the history behind these grotesque ...
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2,000-year-old Greek marble statue found discarded in the trash, police say
Police in Thessaloniki, the second-largest Greek city after Athens, said a 32-year-old man handed the statue over to authorities after allegedly finding it Saturday evening. The white marble ...
Man finds 2,000-year-old Greek statue dumped near trash cans
Authorities say the statue dates back to the Hellenistic period and are investigating how it ended up among garbage. It was worse for wear — no head and no arms.
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Ancient Marvel: Headless Marble Statue Found in Greek Trash
A headless marble statue, dating over 2,000 years old, was found discarded in a garbage bag near Thessaloniki, Greece. Discovered by a local resident, it was handed over to authorities and identified ...
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Man finds 2,000-year-old Greek statue dumped near trash cans
A 32-year-old Greek ... women in that period were typically depicted wearing tightly wrapped cloaks, and their statues were usually crafted out of terra-cotta, she said. “The fact that it is ...