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Archaeology & History Roman Villa in Spain Yields More Than 4,000 Painted Wall Fragments. The sections hint at the "rich decoration" of the stately residence, archaeologists said.
An amateur metal detectorist's discovery of Roman cavalry swords led archaeologists to uncover a 2,000-year-old settlement in Gloucestershire, including a villa and building remains. (Source: Cotswold ...
That’s our loss, if “Pompeii and the Roman Villa” is any guide. -- Christopher Knight Pompeii and the Roman Villa: Art and Culture around the Bay of Naples , Los Angeles County Museum of Art ...
Archaeologists have put together thousands of pieces of wall plaster to reveal paintings that once decorated a luxurious Roman villa in London. They include illustrations of flowers, birds, fruit ...
In January, Judge Miriam Iappelli rule that Princess Rita had violated a court order prohibiting her from giving tours of the villa, and had failed to properly maintain the 9,000-square-foot property.
The home, known as the Villa Aurora, houses the painting from 1597 and will go back on auction in April. It also houses a Guercino mural. A $533.7 Million Roman Villa With a Carravaggio Mural ...
Archaeologists have uncovered a Roman villa in the ancient city of Ptolemais, located in present-day Libya. Among the findings, the team discovered an enigmatic stone face that does not appear to ...
The Roman estate known as Villa Aurora, which contains the only Caravaggio mural ever painted, just flopped at auction. The $546m USD price tag failed to garner a single bid, despite being hailed ...
A tourist from the Netherlands has defaced a frescoed wall in an ancient Roman house in Herculaneum, near Naples, damaging a building that survived the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD ...
Archeologists reveal 2,000-year-old wall art from ‘Beverly Hills of Roman London’ Birds, fruit, flowers and ancient graffiti discovered on 2,000-year-old wall paintings ...