Laura Itzkowitz What is the Galleria Borghese? The Galleria Borghese is one of Rome's most spectacular art ... What is your favorite gallery/exhibit in the museum? The Rape of Prosperine by ...

Archaeologists in Spain have unearthed an "exceptional" mosaic featuring the mythical gorgon Medusa in the remains of a lavish house from the Roman era. The mosaic, found at the Huerta de Otero ...

An ancient Roman mosaic depicting the mythical figure Medusa is back in Italy thanks to a tip to the FBI Art Crime Team. The 2,000-year-old artwork arrived in Rome from Los Angeles in April ...

Archaeologists in Spain recently made an “excepcional” — which translates to exceptional— discovery: an ancient Roman mosaic floor that includes a depiction of Medusa’s head. The ...

David Seymour, Bernhard Berenson looking at the sculpture of Pauline Borghese by Antonio Canova, Borghese Gallery, Rome, 1955. Gelatin silver print, 11 x 13.875 inches (27.9 x 35.2 cm); image size is ...

The room had two other niches, but no mosaic remains were found in them. It's still a mystery what this room was used for and why it contained Medusa mosaics. However, it "definitely must have ...

Hidden for decades, a mosaic that is a “key part of Rome’s history” was located ... an enormous “mosaic of the mythological figure Medusa,” the FBI said. The mosaic had been cut into ...