Panel once owned by 18th-century collector Horace Walpole to go up for auction An “ancient” Roman wall painting once owned by the 18th-century collector, connoisseur, wit and gossip Horace Walpole has ...

At some point, you inevitably want to repaint your dorm room, apartment, or house. You visit the hardware store, where you’re confronted with a dizzying array of colors with names like Tippy Toes and ...

AN ancient Roman painting has survived a devastating volcano and molten ash clouds that wiped out whole towns for centuries. Archaeologists unearthed the striking artwork after it was buried under the ...

Archaeologists in Pompeii, Italy, analyzed a variety of paint pigments, offering glimpse the art of ancient Romans, a study said. Photo from the Archaeological Park of Pompeii The ruins of Pompeii, ...

This damaged portrait of a Roman woman was found in the town of Herculaneum, which ceased to exist after Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 A.D. Photograph courtesy Roberto Alberti Iron element maps created ...

An iron element map (right) made with new X-ray technology reveals the underlying craftsmanship hidden beneath a damaged portrait of a Roman woman (left). Roberto Alberti, Ph.D. An ancient Roman ...

If you ever wondered what Cullompton looked like when it was a Roman outpost, you are in luck. A new painting by artist Jane Reed shows the town in all its ancient glory, complete with soldiers, ...