> Those sculptures look kitschy and childish when painted The be fair, we don't know how they precisely were painted. The reconstructions are extrapolations fr

> Those sculptures look kitschy and childish when painted The be fair, we don't know how they precisely were painted. The reconstructions are extrapolations from trace pigments. We have preserved frescos and mosaics from roman times, and they are not garish or childish at all, thy use beautiful colors and lifelike tones and shading.