We could listen to Mary Beard talk about art 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨. When it comes to works of art, how can we tell what’s fake and what’s real? What’s the difference between a forgery and a replica? Which was Giovanni da Cavino trying to make when he created his medals? Mary Beard explores the motives behind Cavino’s creations.🕵️‍♀️ 🔎 Take a closer look at this work of art ➡️ bit.ly/3bwMJgN 🖼 Giovanni da Cavino, “Antonia, 36 B.C.-A.D. c. 38, Daughter of Mark Antony and Octavia,” mid 16th cen

Mary Beard, one of the world's most respected classical scholars, shares her big ideas. | Big Think

“I see the classics all around me, but that’s me,” says eminent classicist Mary Beard. “I like studying the ancients—it’s partly because they’re interesting, but they also give me a way of focusing back on to the things about our own culture that they would find odd,” she adds. Mary Beard is one of the 2019 recipients of the J. Paul Getty Medal for contributions to the arts, along with painter, photographer, and bookmaker Ed Ruscha and multimedia artist and photographer Lorna Simpson. Join Beard