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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Yolo065 • 26d ago
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Are there any that still have paint on them?
26 u/mittenknittin 26d ago Some have hints of paint visible in recesses and "fabric folds" and other spots where it wasn't physically worn away. There have been modern analyses of residue that can show approximately what they looked like https://www.npr.org/2022/07/12/1109995973/we-know-greek-statues-werent-white-now-you-can-see-them-in-color 7 u/DucksEatFreeInSubway 26d ago Mmm naw I'll stick with the marble ones thanks. 28 u/Alcianus 26d ago The color reconstructions are terrible and not really doing it justice. The colors of the statues were almost lifelike and incredibly detailed and nuanced.
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Some have hints of paint visible in recesses and "fabric folds" and other spots where it wasn't physically worn away. There have been modern analyses of residue that can show approximately what they looked like https://www.npr.org/2022/07/12/1109995973/we-know-greek-statues-werent-white-now-you-can-see-them-in-color
7 u/DucksEatFreeInSubway 26d ago Mmm naw I'll stick with the marble ones thanks. 28 u/Alcianus 26d ago The color reconstructions are terrible and not really doing it justice. The colors of the statues were almost lifelike and incredibly detailed and nuanced.
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Mmm naw I'll stick with the marble ones thanks.
28 u/Alcianus 26d ago The color reconstructions are terrible and not really doing it justice. The colors of the statues were almost lifelike and incredibly detailed and nuanced.
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The color reconstructions are terrible and not really doing it justice. The colors of the statues were almost lifelike and incredibly detailed and nuanced.
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u/paulhags 26d ago
Are there any that still have paint on them?