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Views of the various rooms of the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) in Boston to the first theme of Bach's Goldberg Variations (Aria). This will be the first of three MFA videos. Another video will show works on view, and the third will show works that are NOT on view. It's an absolutely wonderful museum with great Egyptian, American and Japanese art.

Sculptures to be displayed at Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, thought to be the only surviving bronzes by the Renaissance artist Two handsome, virile naked men riding triumphantly on ferocious panthers will on Monday be unveiled as, probably, the only surviving bronze sculptures by the Renaissance giant Michelangelo. In art history terms, the attribution is sensational. Academics in Cambridge will suggest that a pair of mysterious metre-high sculptures known as the Rothschild Bronzes are by the master himself, made just after he completed David and as he was about to embark on the Sistine Chapel ceiling. If correct, they are the only...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican archaeologists have found two 1,300-year-old limestone sculptures of captured Mayan warriors that they say could shed light on the alliances and wars among Mayan cities during the civilization's twilight. The life-size, elaborate sculptures of two warriors sitting cross-legged with hands tied behind their backs were found in May in the archaeological site of Tonina in southern Chiapas state along with two stone ballgame scoreboards. The 5-foot (1.5-meter) tall sculptures have hieroglyphic inscriptions on their loincloths and chest that say the warriors belonged to the city of Copan, archaeologist Juan Yadeun said in a news release...

The married couple Allen and Patty Eckman are known for their fine and detailed sculptures made of acid free cast paper. Their art shows mostly sculptures of Indians, but it also includes nature, women, children and animals. The couple have created the sculptures since 1988 and are the only masters of their medium having Eckman Method of Cast Paper Sculpture as their own trademark.

A British discoverer who says he has found the world's largest rock sculptures is poised to prove his claims. Can you spot the reclining lamb? Bill Veall used the latest satellite imaging techniques to search the Peruvian mountains for ancient shapes and formations. He was astonished to discover a series of designs, carved into the Andean Cordillera. Mr Veall made a film of his discovery and uploaded it to skynews.com/yourvideos. A 'sacred lamb' image, measuring 1400m by 1000m, was identified next to an altar stone, an antelope head and two staring faces of the 'Sun God' and Venus.Can you see...

Rare artefacts from the late Stone Age have been uncovered in Russia. The site at Zaraysk, 150km south-east of Moscow, has yielded figurines and carvings on mammoth tusks. The finds also included a cone-shaped object whose function, the authors report in the journal Antiquity, "remains a puzzle". Such artistic artefacts have been found in the nearby regions of Kostenki and Avdeevo, but this is the first such discovery at Zaraysk. The Upper Palaeolithic is the latter part of the Stone Age, during which humans made the transition from functional tool-making to art and adornment. The new artefacts, discovered by Hizri...

Ancient Blood Found On Sculptures From Kingdom Of MaliA new, highly-sensitive analytical test was used to confirm the presence of blood in the coating of this animal-like artifact used in ancient Mali rituals. (Credit: Pascale Richardin, Center for Research and Restoration for the Museums of France)" ScienceDaily (Dec. 8, 2007) — Scientists in France are reporting for the first time that sculptors from the fantastically wealthy ancient Empire of Mali -- once the source of almost half the world's gold -- used blood to form the beautiful patina, or coating, on their works of art. Pascale Richardin and colleagues describe...

French police are investigating the destruction of more than 60 paintings by major artists worth more than $2.5 billion. Police say the mother of the man responsible for stealing the famous artworks destroyed them to cover up her son's crimes. Police say 31-year-old Stephane Breitwieser stole the paintings and other art works from more than 170 European museums, include the Louvre. But when he was arrested his mother Mireille was so enraged she allegedly dumped around 100 precious objects, including 17th and 18th century sculptures, into a canal. She is then accused of slashing 60 paintings by masters and feeding...