Crispina Posted November 19, 2013 Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 Today I was looking at a site that posted historical photographs that had been colorized. Facinating. I thought something similar was posted on UNRV once showing Roman portrait busts of certain emperors painted in life-like colors. I know it is widely thought that most were painted garishly but there have been sculputres found that indicate otherwise right? I recall a large sculptured head found underwater(?) not too long ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guy Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 This post dealt with recoloring of Caligula from residual paint particles: http://www.unrv.com/forum/topic/16060-caligula-statue-how-accurate/ guy also known as gaius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guy Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 (edited) As an interesting aside, someone presented this video and asked about the accuracy:http://www.openculture.com/2012/03/rome_reborn_-_a_digital_model_of_ancient_rome.htmlMy reply was as follows: Great video and I support anything that promotes the study of Ancient Rome. That said...where's the color? Ancient Roman buildings and statues were brightly colored with jarringly garish deep reds and golden yellows, for example. Not the drab "washed out" appearance depicted in the above video.Even the great HBO series "Rome" understated the rich color of Ancient Rome (but at least captures some of the flavor).Portrayal of Rome from the HBO series "Rome:" guy also known as gaius Edited November 20, 2013 by guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostOfClayton Posted November 21, 2013 Report Share Posted November 21, 2013 Hi, Crispina. I have one of Commodus. For technical reasons I can't post here, but I'm sure I got it Googling 'Commodus' and going to images. If you struggle, feel free to PM me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melvadius Posted November 23, 2013 Report Share Posted November 23, 2013 Some of the issue we have is the general impression, mainly from Pompeii and Herculaneum the only places where complete wall decorations survive, of deep vibrant but somewhat garish colours. It is only in the last few years that some scientific studies have been made on the pigments used in Roman paints with the realisation that those garish colour schemes may in be part down to the effects of the volcano with colour changes having occurred due to the intense heat of the eruption. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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