She’s the ultimate female nude, a Greek goddess who inspired centuries of artists. Yet despite some world-class loans, her story here is jumbled ...

Artworks depicting the ancient Greek goddess of love and beauty, have long been branded obscene. How did she become one of the most controversial figures in the history of art?

Sex sells, we’re often told – and, it seems, Oxford’s Ashmolean Museum agrees. With a sinuous female nude painted in around ...

Throughout history, mirrors have been more than tools for reflection. They capture what the eye sees and, in myths, sometimes what the heart hides. Among these legendary objects is the Mirror of ...

Tourists came from near and far to see her. Women visited to pay their respects and beseech her to fulfill their hopes and dreams, while prominent families gave offerings to her on behalf of their ...

I’ve just finished the fourth of seven classes for a class on Aphrodite. It’s the first class I’ve created from scratch about a godd that I work with personally and that I don’t really talk about… ...