In February 2008 I attended a fascinating talk on ancient polychromy at the Courtauld Institute, given by Jan Stubbe Østergaard, archaeologist and curator of ancient art at the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen. Østergaard gave a survey of the current state of knowledge about ancient polychromy, or the use of color on statues and reliefs, [...]
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Living color
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Copenhagen Polychromy Network, Courtauld, Herculaneum, Herculaneum Conservation Project, J. Paul Getty Museum, Jan Stubbe Østergaard, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, polychromy, University of Southampton on April 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Recent finds in the news
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Greek bronze, Herculaneum, Somerset on March 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Via AP: A Greek fisherman recovered a fragment of a bronze equestrian statue off the island of Kos. The statue is believed to be of a seated male rider with an ornate breastplate over a short tunic, holding a short sword. A fragment of the rider’s torso with outstretched right arm was caught in a [...]
