Ancient statues were colorful — and perfumed
The myth that the statues of ancient Greece and Rome were white was created over time and upheld in part to serve racist ideological purposes. But in reality, ancient works of art were colorful, and ...
Texas Public Radio10 天
Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says
Ancient Greek and Roman statues didn't originally look like they do now in museums. A new study says they didn't smell the ...
dw18 天
Statues in ancient Greece, Rome were colorful — and perfumed
mention the fact that sculptures in ancient Greece were painted and not left with the white marble exposed. Yet many people today are surprised to learn that classical statues were bursting with ...
Study finds many ancient Greek and Roman sculptures were scented
Science has previously shown that sculptures from ancient Greece and Rome were frequently painted in warm colours. A recent ...
Smithsonian Magazine4 年
True Colors
The heroically scaled statues were meant to be seen from ... scholarly findings by creating full-scale plaster or marble copies hand-painted in the same mineral and organic pigments used by ...
WAMC10 天
Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says
Researchers have known for many years that there was more to ancient Greek and Roman statues than the plain white marble you typically ... when they were created: painted in vibrant colors.