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Were classical statues painted horribly?

December 26, 2025

What do you notice about this reconstruction? That’s right, it looks awful. In the eyes of modern viewers, at least, the addition of this matte, heavily saturated color has turned a really good work of art into a really bad one. 
— Read on worksinprogress.co/issue/were-classical-statues-painted-horribly/

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