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August 7, 2012 with 223 notes
        tags: History. Ancient History. Ancient Greece. Ancient Greeks. Greece. Art. Sculpture. Paint. Colours. Colors. Archery. Archer.

Original Greek statues were brightly painted, but after thousands of years, those paints have worn away. MORE.

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    Los bienes patrimoniales culturales han sido testigo de la historia y ellos pueden decirnos su uso, cómo fue hecho, para...
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    I don’t understand why people find the colours “tacky” I honestly loved to see all these colours on my art schoolbooks,...
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    Pretty sure the sculptors of the Renaissance would feel the same.
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    … I guess I have trouble believing that the elegant and perfect ancient
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    Original Greek statues were brightly painted, but after thousands of years, those paints have worn away. MORE.
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