On the Greek island of Delos, inscriptions reveal that statues ... This is not how people admired these works of art when ...

Some of the most famous statues in the world are now revealing their true colors. The Elgin Marbles, a collection of ancient Greek sculptures, were not originally white, as they appear now.

Greco-Roman sculptors created artworks with more than just visual beauty in mind, and strove to indulge all of the senses in their masterpieces. According to new research, this also included the sense ...

Classical Greek marble sculptures today appear crisp and white. ... which found the famous 2,500-year-old Parthenon sculptures were colorful, painted with floral patterns and other elaborate designs.

Sculptures were usually painted, and often were decorated with jewelry and flower wreaths. "The aim of this was to make them seem 'alive' (expressed by the Greek term mimesis )," Brøns wrote in ...

Ancient Greek Parthenon statues weren’t white, study says. They were painted and had detailed outfits that could be recognized from afar ...

Sculptures were usually painted, and often were decorated with jewelry and flower wreaths. "The aim of this was to make them seem 'alive' (expressed by the Greek term mimesis )," Brøns wrote in ...

Ancient Greek Parthenon statues weren’t white, ... Interestingly, the statues were painted not only on their front sides, but on their backs, where no one would have been able to see them.

Ancient Greek and Roman statues didn't originally look like they do now in museums. A new study says they didn't smell the same, either.

Ancient Greek Parthenon statues weren’t white, study says. They were painted and had detailed outfits that could be recognized from afar ...

Researchers have known for many years that there was more to ancient Greek and Roman statues than the plain white marble you typically see in museums. A few years ago, museum visitors in New York City ...