Centuries of Art at Your Library – Those Gaudy Ancients: Exploring the Color of Antiquity (WL)
Williamsburg Library Theatre 515 Scotland St, Williamsburg, VAWe encounter ancient sculptures thousands of years after they were created and can readily imagine the complete form of these statues, despite missing parts and broken bits. But it is much harder to imagine something we hardly ever glimpse — color! Ancient statues were painted, often with bright, gaudy pigments. This lecture explores the color...