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Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says
Ancient Greek and Roman statues didn't originally look like they do now in museums. A new study says they didn't smell the ...
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Does Art Have Limits? Greek Artist’s Portrayal of Christian Icons Sparks Controversy
Controversy followed after an artist's works were vandalized by a Greek MP, labeling them as blasphemous for distorting ...
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Greek Far-Right MP Vandalises ‘Blasphemous’ Exhibit at National Gallery
A far-right MP who has been arrested for vandalising a temporary exhibition in the National Gallery in Athens said he did it because the artworks insulted the Christian religion. Greek MP Nikolaos ...
Smithsonian Magazine6d
Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were Not Only Beautiful, but Also Smelled Nice, Too
These fragrances were “not merely decorative but symbolic, enhancing the religious and cultural significance of these sculptures,” writes Bill Giannopoulos for the Greek City Times.
Associated Press15d
Greek lawmaker attacks paintings in Athens’ National Gallery, claiming they are offensive
Greek police officers walk outside the National Gallery, as Nikolaos Papadopoulos, member of parliament of the small right-wing Niki party has detained after he allegedly attacked art works being ...
Greek City Times15d
Greek MP Arrested for Vandalising Exhibits at National Gallery
A far-right Greek MP has been arrested ... storming a cultural institution to attack art and free expression. But diversity cannot be silenced, nor can critical thought be suppressed. Victory, behind ...
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The Smell of Gods: Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were Once Not Only Painted But Also Perfumed
Marble sculpture of the Greek god Apollo from the 2nd century ... The practice of perfuming statues was deeply rooted in the religious and cultural rituals of ancient Greece and Rome.
Greek City Times12d
Everyone Idolises Panos Kalidis; He Said About the National Gallery What No One Dared to Say
The MP from Thessaloniki was inside the Gallery, in rooms with artworks, when he started breaking the protective glass and causing damage to the space and artworks, shouting that they “insult religion ...
Fox News15d
Religious slaughter in Syria shows need for US, Europe to 'keep a close eye' on Islamist regime: Greek FM
With hundreds left dead over the weekend under Syria’s new regime, Greek Foreign Minister Giorigios ... the international community demand religious minorities be included in governance, or ...