polychromy in antique art, sculpture

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Greek - Standing Draped Maiden - Walters 48288 - Profile

Greek - Standing Draped Maiden - Walters 48288 - Profile

The willowy shape and the draping of the fabric on top of the maiden's high, "melon" hairstyle are typically South Italian. The statuette was originally brightly painted.

Altes Museum - Tanagra Figurine3

Altes Museum - Tanagra Figurine3

Picryl description: Public domain photo of antique sculpture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Zaragoza - Museo - Cabeza de sátiro 02

Zaragoza - Museo - Cabeza de sátiro 02

Español: Cabeza de sátiro (siglo I ddC). Caesaraugusta. Marmol blanco con restos de pintura original English: Satyr's head (I c. aC). Caesaraugusta. White marmor with rests of original painting Italiano: Tes... More

Zaragoza - Museo - Cabeza de sátiro 01

Zaragoza - Museo - Cabeza de sátiro 01

Español: Cabeza de sátiro (siglo I ddC). Caesaraugusta. Marmol blanco con restos de pintura original English: Satyr's head (I c. aC). Caesaraugusta. White marmor with rests of original painting Italiano: Tes... More

Antike Polychromie 1 - A drawing of a building with a horse on top of it
Apollon nymphagète et les Nymphes

Apollon nymphagète et les Nymphes

Apollon Nymphagetes and the Nymphs, relief of the Passage of Theori, from the agora of Thasos.

Janvanden Dale Brugge

Janvanden Dale Brugge

Christ on the Cross, Chapel of Our Lady of the Blind; Sculpture: anonymous (?; Original polychromy (which seems to be lost) ascribed to Jan van den Dale Nederlands: Christus aan het Kruis, Kapel van Onze Liev... More

Young man Idalion Louvre AO1329

Young man Idalion Louvre AO1329

Young man with pointed cap. Limestone, Cypro-Archaic II (middle of the 6th century). From Idalion, Cyprus. Français : Jeune homme au bonnet pointu. Calcaire, Chypro-Archaïque II (milieu du VIe siècle av. J.-C... More

Spinario Musei Capitolini MC1186 n2

Spinario Musei Capitolini MC1186 n2

Detail of the Spinario or Thorn-Puller. Greek artwork of the Late Helelnistic era after classical and hellenistic models. Français : Détail du Tireur d'épine. Œuvre grec hellénistique tardif d'après des modèl... More

Lady in blue Louvre MNB907

Lady in blue Louvre MNB907

Figurine of the type of the Large Herculaneum Woman. Gilt and painted terracotta, Tanagran artwork. Français : Figurine du type de la Grande Herculanaise. Femme drapée dans son himation tenant un éventail. Te... More

Votive plaque Louvre MNB324 - Egypt

Votive plaque Louvre MNB324 - Egypt

Votive plaque dedicated by a man suffering from sore eyes and a malformed foot (?). Polychromic limestone, Roman Imperial Era. From Golgoi, Cyprus. Français : Ex-voto d'un homme souffrant des yeux et d'une ma... More

Goddess Trikomo Louvre N3497

Goddess Trikomo Louvre N3497

Statue of a goddess, limestone with traces of polychromy. Cypro-Archaic II (middle of the 6th century BC). Found in Trikomo, Cyprus. Français : Déesse, calcaire avec des traces de polychromie. Chypro-archaïqu... More

Faunus Vienna Ma528 - A close up of a statue of a boy

Faunus Vienna Ma528 - A close up of a statue of a boy

Bust of a satyr. Marble with traces of polychromy, Roman artwork of the Imperial Era (ca. 1st or 2d century CE), copy of a Hellenistic type. Français : Buste d'un satyre. Œuvre romaine d'époque impériale, cop... More

Youth boots BM D128 - A statue of a man holding a bag

Youth boots BM D128 - A statue of a man holding a bag

Naked youth wearing boots. Terracotta figurine, made at Canosa (Apulia, modern Puglia), ca. 250–200 BC. From Canosa di Puglia. Français : Jeune homme nu portant des bottes. Figurine en terre cuite, fabriqué à... More