Ancient Marble Statues Painted. While the ancient bronze statues were likely not painted due to the extensive incorporation of inlaid jewels gems and other metals in their forms the marble statues of both ancient greece and rome have shown traces of pigment since their various rediscoveries in the renaissance. View interior and exterior paint colors and color palettes. Once the pattern is mapped there is still the problem of figuring.
The face and torso of hermes are striking for their highly polished glowing surface. Victorian excavations of the acropolis turned up some painted reliefs sculptures and marble gutters.
Strolling among the statues of the archaic gallery at the acropolis museum you can t help but pause and admire how the hall s bright light almost seems to penetrate the marble of the ancient carved figures and illuminate them from within.
Ancient greek sculptures were originally painted bright colors. While the ancient bronze statues were likely not painted due to the extensive incorporation of inlaid jewels gems and other metals in their forms the marble statues of both ancient greece and rome have shown traces of pigment since their various rediscoveries in the renaissance. The ancient greeks left a legacy of transformative sculptural works that reached for unprecedented naturalism in hellenistic gems such as venus de milo and nike of samothrace. The face and torso of hermes are striking for their highly polished glowing surface.
