ancient Rome

Photos: Saving an Ancient Roman Sculpture, Step by Careful Step

A year behind the scenes with art conservation.

Sarah Waldorf | February 3, 2020

When a colleague asked, “What is the weirdest thing you’ve worked on in storage?” I instantly replied, “A group of Roman iron nails!”

Nicole Budrovich | January 15, 2020

Classicist Mary Beard on the fascination of the ancient world.

Getty Media | September 11, 2019

A scene on a small ancient gem opens our minds about how we visualize the past, and also how people of the past did the same for their own history.

Alina Kozlovski | September 4, 2019

What do we really know about the famous volcano?

New exhibition focuses on the Getty Villa’s ancient model.

Kenneth Lapatin | June 25, 2019

Tour an intricate Renaissance basin teeming with beasts.

Go behind the scenes with conservators working to preserve an unusual ancient sculpture.

Getty Media | May 13, 2019

An artist re-envisions the ancient world in a new children's book.

Janine Pibal | January 22, 2019

A rare ancient Roman sculpture receives in-depth conservation treatment.

Kenneth Lapatin | November 28, 2018

Research on the composition and materials of ancient paintings advances scholarship of ancient art history.

Marie Svoboda | September 10, 2018

Take a curator-led tour of this exhibition on cultural exchange and art in ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome.