Several of these texts mentioned anointing statues of Greek and Roman deities—including ... statues housed in museums are typically stark white and devoid of decoration. But research by Brøns ...

But make no mistake, this vision is far from historical reality: Greek statues were not white. Very much to the contrary, they were painted in bright colours, sometimes even gold. This is ...

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 ...