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In the article one of the scholars posits that the restorers tend to go for the most vivid and saturated versions of whichever colors they detect. We should al

In the article one of the scholars posits that the restorers tend to go for the most vivid and saturated versions of whichever colors they detect. We should also note that many of these statues were placed outdoors. Colors might seem bright and garish in gallery lighting against muted white backgrounds but wouldn't pop quite so much under bright sunlight in the middle of a public square, especially once they develop a patina of dust and the sun starts bleaching them out (which would take no time at all under the Greek sun).

vertline3 8y ago
"one of the scholars posits that the restorers tend to go for the most vivid and saturated versions of whichever colors they detect." This makes a lot of sense, the artists who made the statue were likely more able at the coloring aspect than simply solid colors
Nomentatus 8y ago
Odd, going for saturated colors since these would be far more rare in the ancient world.