#6: Greek Sculptures Weren’t Originally White
When you think of Ancient Greek sculptures, you can imagine solid white works of marbled beauty with luscious curves and impressive muscles. This is what they look like now, but that’s only because the paint didn’t last as long as the marble. While it’s impossible to know exactly what they looked like, it’s been proven they were colorful.
This does beg the question of whether or not sculptors make good painters. Can you imagine putting all that work in with a hammer and chisel and then being awful at color application? Maybe it’s a good thing the pigments faded away over time…I’d hate to see some of my favorite statues looking less than elegant.
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