Ancient Rome

The Lion King, Part 1

If you're looking at prestige art and architecture, it's likely that you're going to find lions in its decoration. I wouldn't be...

Medusssssssssa!

Modern representations of the snake-haired woman depict her as a dangerous beauty, but the Ancient Greek and Roman images show her as...

Why photographing sculpture rocks

You could reasonably ask, "If you like photographing sculptures of people so much, why not be a portraiture photographer? Aren't living...

The Good (After) Life: More Roman Sarcophagi

Ancient Roman sarcophagi were for the wealthy, and were created in workshops which concentrated on particular themes: demonstrating the...

Rome's Metaphoric Others: Barbarians and Amazons

Images of barbarians were created to support a narrative of Roman superiority, and to justify military aggression as a defense of...

Welcome to Pilgrim to the Past!

This is a website dedicated to people who enjoy medieval and ancient art, and want to know more. Maenad, Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC...

Rome and Barbarians--Ludovisi Battle Sarcophagus

The barbarians here are not a journalistic representation of a specific battle, just as the image of the decedent at the center of the...

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