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THE WHITE MARBLE LIE: COLOR IN ANTIQUITY
How did we come to believe that Ancient Greek and Roman art and architecture was colorless? For centuries most art historians ignored the evidence and instead glorified the purity and idealism of ancient forms in white marble. The new research aided with new technologies and colorful reconstructions has been rewriting art history. An exploration of Ancient Greek and Roman art as they were intended to be: gilded and painted with bright colors and dizzying patterns.
THE WHITE MARBLE LIE: COLOR IN ANTIQUITY
Serdar Arat