The Acropolis Museum opens on Saturday, June 20th. This week has prompted another eruption of animosity between representatives of the Greek and British governments. A spokeswoman for the British Museum suggested the Museum would be willing to loan the disputed fragments for “the length of time for an average loan of objects” (presumably several months), [...]
Posts Tagged ‘polychromy’
Elgin(ism) week
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Acropolis Museum, British Museum, Parthenon marbles, polychromy on June 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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 »
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, [...]
