Walk through the Greek sculpture galleries of most museums and you'll see pedestal after pedestal of white, marble statues with sightless eyes. That's just how Ancient Greek sculpture was, right ...

Homer left historians with the impression that the ancient Greeks and Romans had an underdeveloped appreciation of colour. The ancients, in fact, were a shade more sophisticated than that and ...

Across the world and made centuries after the Egyptian palettes, another ancient paint set links the painter to the divine. “Grouped Pigment Jars” (CE 300–800), Mexico, Teotihuacán, ceramic ...

Installation view of Chroma: Ancient Sculpture in Color, on view July 5, 2022 – March 26, 2023 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Photo by Anna-Marie Kellen, Courtesy of The Met ...

Festive fashion: From ancient earthy tones to metallics, discover 5 trendy colour palettes for the perfect ethnic look By Akanksha Agnihotri , Delhi Sep 23, 2023 03:32 PM IST ...

ATHENS, Feb 13 (Reuters Life!) - Deep red lips, bright yellow togas and flashy multicolored tights are hardly associated with the classical beauty of ancient Greek statues. The sudden splash of ...