The scientific article titled 'Pompeian pigments. A glimpse into ancient Roman colouring materials' has just been published in the prestigious international journal Journal of Archaeological ...

A recent study offers new insights into the pigments used by ancient Roman artists in Pompeii, revealing how they mixed raw materials to achieve a wide range of color tones. Titled "Pompeian Pigments: ...

Unused paints are generally rare finds for archaeologists — but not at Pompeii. Take a look at “almost the entire palette of ...

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 ...