Caroline Vout teaches Classics at the University of Cambridge. Her most recent book is ‘Classical Art: A Life History from Antiquity to the Present Day’ (Princeton University Press)
Brilliant and charismatic, the British Museum curator was dedicated to sharing his passion for ancient Greece
Rodin’s relationship with the Parthenon sculptures – and classical art in general – was far from straightforward
The display of erotic art from other traditions, be they Greco-Roman or Japanese, should make us think about what it meant to its original audiences
