Day: August 25, 2020

What Did the Roman Emperors Really Look Like? A Novel Blend of AI and Art Conjures Up Eerily Detailed Photographic Portraits

Designer Daniel Voshart's works use a technique that has become popular online.  You probably know about Nero, the tyrannical emperor who ruled Rome for 14 years in the first century—the one who perpetrated political murders, persecuted Christians, and fiddled while his city burned. But have you ever wondered what he looked like?  Daniel Voshart did. The Toronto... Continue Reading →

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The Felix Gem

The Felix Gem. Flat-faced carnelian. (The theft of the Palladion by Diomedes and the reaction of Odysseus.) Ashmolean (1966, 1808) Intaglios and sealstones are engraved gems that were both worn as decoration and used as a device to make an identifying mark in wax. They are often decorated with subjects of significance to the owner.... Continue Reading →

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