Many museums around the world are filled with marble statues from ancient Greece and Rome. Some viewers recognize that these works of art were not originally displayed in their glistening white form, ...

The myth that the statues of ancient Greece and Rome were white was created over time and upheld in part to serve racist ideological purposes. But in reality, ancient works of art were colorful, and ...

For centuries, scientists have known that the white marble statues from ancient Greece and Rome were once painted with rich […] ...

Archaeologist and curator Cecilie Brons makes the discovery after immersing herself in the works of Roman writers such as ...

Science has already proven that sculptures from ancient Greece and Rome were often painted in warm colours, and now a Danish ...

Science has already proven that sculptures from ancient Greece and Rome were often painted in warm colours and now a Danish ...

Research shows that statues were impregnated with fragrances, challenging the perception of sculpture as a purely visual art ...

Researchers uncover that ancient Greek statues were not just painted and dressed but also perfumed, adding a new dimension to ...

“Perfume and perfumed oils are often mentioned ... Cicero for example spoke of a ritual treatment of a statue of Artemis, the goddess of the hunt, the forest and animals in Greek mythology ...