EditorialLixander Delacruz, a sixth grader at Middle School 244 in the Bronx, and Asher Kolman, a museum educator, work on their toga wardrobe as part of the Tang Academy for American Democracy program offered by the New-York Historical Society, March 28, 2023. (Karsten Moran/The New York Times)
EditorialStatue of Julio-Claudian Prince. It depicts an adolescent wearing the toga praetexta and in the neck the bulla, amulet of freeborn children. 1st century AD. Marble. Found in the Forum of Iponuba (Baena, Cordoba province, Andalusia, Spain). National Arc...
EditorialMausoleum of Lucius Poblicius. 40 AD. Veteran of the 5th Legion. In the central part of the portico with columns is the figure of the deceased as a citizen, wearing a toga and surrounded by his family. Found in Cologne, Germany. Roman-Germanic Museum. ...
EditorialPompeii. Villa of the Mysteries. Ancient Roman suburban Villa. Frescoes depicting a bride initiating into a Bacchian Mysteries in preparation for marriage. 1st century AD. Dionysian rite is represented: "Catechesis". Dionysius child is the ruler of the...
EditorialWoman in Toga [verso]. Dated: probably c. 1754/1765. Dimensions: Overall: 15 x 9 cm (5 7/8 x 3 9/16 in.) support: 21.5 x 15.6 cm (8 7/16 x 6 1/8 in.). Medium: graphite on laid paper.
EditorialStatue of a Female in a Toga. Dated: probably c. 1754/1765. Dimensions: Overall: 16.4 x 10.8 cm (6 7/16 x 4 1/4 in.) support: 21.5 x 15.6 cm (8 7/16 x 6 1/8 in.). Medium: black chalk on laid paper.