While there are old favorites in the museum, like the plaster casts of classical statues that have stood since the beginning, there are new items and new exhibits at the museum, Rugh said. “Because of ...

taste and classical ideals, and to see color as alien, sensual and garish.” “Chroma: Ancient Sculpture in Color” is on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City from July 5 ...

Brinkmann and his team also contributed to the ongoing exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City "Chroma: Ancient Sculpture in Color," which runs until late March 2023. White ...

But when it comes to ancient Roman statues, being a little broken is almost the norm. Walk around any museum of classical art, and you'll likely see shattered noses, cleaved fingers and an awful ...

The Acropolis Museum put on a show in 2012 that explored ... and the idea of white classical statues was useful in the conceptualization of racial superiority. For the Nazis, this meant aligning ...