The ancient Greek wall painting decorating the tomb of King Philip of Macedonia comes back to life after archaeologists ...

South Metope IV of the Parthenon is one of many sculptures from the Parthenon in Greece that have been scattered across the ...

The ancient Greek myth of Endymion and Selene is one of the famous love stories that has inspired several artists and writers ...

Ancient Greeks and Romans often decorated sculptures with colorful paint, as well as jewelry, fabrics, flowers, garlands and ribbons. Today, ancient Greco-Roman statues housed in museums are ...

Previous research has found traces of pigments from long-faded paint on ancient Greek and Roman statues, showing that works long assumed to be white were in fact highly colorful. More information ...

Ancient Greek and Roman sculptures were not just experienced visually ... In her article, Brøns notes that some oils and ...

Archaeologists saw the traces of paint and described them ... further leading the public to associate the ancient Greek statues with whiteness. Bright Greek marble statues such as the "Peplos ...