FROM the moment they were dug out of their forgotten tombs early in the 19th century, ancient Greek vases moved art lovers to lyrical expressions of delight. One Grecian urn inspired John Keats to ...

In “(Like a Vase),” four vases are set in front of four columns, while, in the background, the voice of the early-twentieth-century monologuist Ruth Draper leads a class in emulating scenes depicted ...

For years, priceless treasures have been hidden away in Sydney in small dark rooms down the ends of corridors in nondescript buildings. Egyptian mummies, Grecian urns, samples collected by Charles ...