Tag: Colour
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The Reality of Roman Colour: An Analysis of Pigments, Techniques, and Functions
Section I. The Great Misconception: Deconstructing the “White Lie” of Classical Antiquity Introduction: The “White Lie” as an Ideological Construct…
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The Secret of Roman Statues: They Were Not White
For a long time, people thought all the ancient Roman and Greek statues were pure white, like the bare marble…
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Roman Britain in Colour display – Great North Museum: Hancock
Pause and enjoy a dramatic reimagining that shows how seven Roman altars in the Hadrian’s Wall gallery were originally brightly coloured. Now…
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Regina Tombstone in Colour
This tombstone was found next to Arbeia Roman Fort, South Shields and is for a woman born in St Albans…
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Roman Altars and Tombstones in Colour
The Great North Museum has colourised altars and tombstones according to pigmentation left on the stonework. This is a video…
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Roman Bas Reliefs in Original Colour
A bas relief was commissioned by the Roman Senate in 13 BC in honour of the triumphs of Emperor Augustus…
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Caligula – as the statue looked in Roman times
Roman statues were not the white we see today but were painted. This recreated bust of Caligula uses the pigments…
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Colouring Roman sculpture: a video with Louisa Campbell
Explore evidence that Roman carved stones once looked very different from their weathered surfaces today.
