The Myth of Whiteness in Classical Sculpture

The New Yorker

The idea that the ancients disdained bright color “is the most common misconception about Western aesthetics in the history of Western art.” It is, the art historian Mark Abbe said, “a lie we all hold dear.”


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The Myth of Whiteness in Classical Sculpture
Greek and Roman statues were often painted, but assumptions about race and aesthetics have suppressed this truth. Now scholars are making a color correction.

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東方雕塑，如古日本的佛像等，也如此。