A recent study offers new insights into the pigments used by ancient Roman artists in Pompeii, revealing how they mixed raw ...

The scientific article titled 'Pompeian pigments. A glimpse into ancient Roman colouring materials' has just been published ...

The main pigments used to create so many hues were Egyptian blue and red lead, the study said. These two colors were “fundamental” to the ancient Roman painters of Pompeii. The team also identified a ...

The study adds to research from the past decade into the art of antiquity that has found that sculptures from ancient Greece and Rome were often painted in warm colors. The myth of whiteness in ...

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Ancient Greek and Roman statues didn't originally look like they do now in museums. A new study says they didn't smell the ...

But what materials did ancient Roman artists use to create ... to create so many hues were Egyptian blue and red lead, the study said. These two colors were “fundamental” to the ancient ...