Technicolor Gods

Not my title -- it is in fact the title of an exhibition at the Hamburg Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe. Not the first essay at illustrating how colorful ancient sculpture originally was, but the lesson is one that can't be stated often enough:

Some 70 originals, reconstructions and examples from research show the original colourful appearance of sculptures from classical antiquity

It is impressive to see how colour is staging a comeback in our perception of Classical art. Temples and sculptures were not originally created in the pure, shining white of marble, but were painted in colour and decorated with colourful motifs. The impressive reconstructions of Classical sculptures specially created for this exhibition, attractive and pleasing to the eye, give an impression of the original colourfulness of the works.

Posted by David on April 2, 2007 10:46 AM