If ancient Greek statues and sculptures were in fact fully painted in vivid and contrasting colors, why was the whiteness of the marble extracted for this purpose so highly valued? - Quora
![Ancient greek and roman statues were actually paintend with bright colors but the paint fade with time. : r/interestingasfuck Ancient greek and roman statues were actually paintend with bright colors but the paint fade with time. : r/interestingasfuck](https://i.redd.it/kskodhus5x071.png)
Ancient greek and roman statues were actually paintend with bright colors but the paint fade with time. : r/interestingasfuck
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Ostia Antica HISTORY on X: "The majority of Greek and Roman marble sculpture was painted. Based on examination of “paint ghosts” on the original statues, traces of paint detectable with ultraviolet lights
![Colourful Greek statue at the ROM questions Western civilization's ties to whiteness - The Globe and Mail Colourful Greek statue at the ROM questions Western civilization's ties to whiteness - The Globe and Mail](https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tgam/DBJYKJMB3NATBIAWGR465XD4HY.jpg)