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Largest Roman bathhouse ever found in the Netherlands unearthed beneath Dutch city

A routine pre-construction excavation on a former industrial site in the Dutch city of Nijmegen has turned into the most significant Roman archaeological find the Netherlands has seen in years. Archaeologists from firms RAAP and BAAC, working ahead of a planned housing development in the Waalfront district, have uncovered a…

The Times of India

Michaelina Wautier review: an astoundingly skilled painter returned to her rightful place in the spotlight

The first modern mention of the Flemish painter Michaelina Wautier (1614–1689) introduces an artist who defies expectation. Referring to her monumental Triumph of Bacchus (1655–59), Gustav Glück, the first art historian to serve as curator of Vienna’s Kunsthistorisches Museum, wrote in 1903 that “even in an age of female emancipation,…

The Conversation

'Caravaggio 2025' already selling out fast in Rome

The exhibition at Rome's Palazzo Barberini is one of the most extensive showcases of Caravaggio’s works ever staged, with some of its 24 pieces being displayed in Italy for the first time.

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Where tourists seldom tread, part 14: three English towns form the unlikely end of the Silk Road

If you can’t make it to Samarkand or Xian, visit Jarrow, Lichfield or Southend at the other end of the historic trading route

The Guardian - UK

Danielle de Niese on starring in The Merry Widow: ‘It's opera’s Love Actually... a Christmas cracker’

The superstar soprano on Franz Lehár’s giddy opera, the art form’s superpower and singing in venues from Glyndebourne to Davos

Evening Standard

Claims that Olympic opening ceremony ‘mocked Christianity’ ignore the long-standing connection between Jesus and Dionysus

Paris’s Olympic opening ceremony on July 26 was the cause of much online discussion. No moment more so, perhaps, than when several drag queens were shown seated at a long table.

The Conversation

Tourist who simulated sex with Florence statue faces lifetime ban from the city

The unknown woman was seen climbing up the bronze Bacchus statue that is a replica of the original by 16th century sculptor Giambologna

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Florence officials seek to punish tourist who ‘simulated sex’ with statue of god of wine

Tourist faces lifetime ban from the city if identified

The Independent UK

'Quite nasty': Maitland tops dog attacks in Hunter region

There were 116 dog attacks recorded in the Hunter region.

Newcastle Herald

Vomit-inducing deepfake nudes show yet again that when misogyny intersects with AI and elitism, girls get hurt

The Bacchus Marsh grammar allegations are shocking but not new. Barely regulated tech has made school student pornographers a global phenomenon

The Guardian - AU

Art unlocked: critics on the one work that explains the great artists, from Turner to Basquiat

Expressionism, sculpture, video: the art world is so vast and varied it can be difficult to know where to start, even with its biggest names. Our writers suggest the one piece that can help you understand masters old and new

The Guardian - UK

Roman temple thought to be dedicated to Mars could actually have been used to worship many gods – expert explains

In April, archaeologists excavating at La Chapelle-des-Fougeretz, in Britanny, France, announced that they had discovered a large Roman temple, dating between the late first century BC and fourth century AD. They speculated that it had probably been used by Roman soldiers for hundreds of years to pay homage to Mars,…

The Conversation

Ariadne auf Naxos review – Strauss’s harlequinade gets a dusting of silver-screen magic

Rodula Gaitanou’s relocation of Strauss’s opera to Rome’s Cinecittà studios brings many gains, plus there’s impeccable playing, lovely singing – Elizabeth Llewellyn’s Ariadne particularly – and even fireworks

The Guardian - UK

Rare Roman statue returned to French museum 50 years after heist

A Dutch art detective has returned a rare Roman statue that was considered one of France's most important treasures to the museum from which it was stolen nearly 50 years ago.

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Art Sleuth Returns Statue to France almost 50 Years after Heist

A Dutch art detective has returned a rare Roman statue that was considered one of France's most important treasures to the museum from which it was stolen nearly 50 years ago. Arthur Brand, dubbed the "Indiana Jones of the Art World" for his exploits, handed back the 1st century bronze…

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