04-21-2007, 09:23 AM
Quote:Quote:I don't think I've seen proper shading or highlighting on any examples of ancient Greek or Roman scupture, big or small, that has significant portions of paint remaining on it. Statuary and wall painting are two very different aspects of art, and one cannot necessarily be used to judge another. Plus, shading or highlighting would show up quite clearly under UV light or in other forms of examination, so I'm sure they knew what they were doing.I have never seen any well enough preserved to tell. What normaly remains seems to be the base coat. The other coats could have worn off with weathering. Not to mention they probobly had different styles. But I will look in some of my books and see what I can find. Maybe a statue in the background of a painting or something interesting.
All I'm saying is that from the admittedly limited existing examples I've seen, none seemed to do so. Also, I don't think I've ever seen evidence for basecoats being used. A lot of terracotta figurines exist with substantial paint remaining on them which can be used as close parallels.
Ruben
He had with him the selfsame rifle you see with him now, all mounted in german silver and the name that he\'d give it set with silver wire under the checkpiece in latin: Et In Arcadia Ego. Common enough for a man to name his gun. His is the first and only ever I seen with an inscription from the classics. - Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian
He had with him the selfsame rifle you see with him now, all mounted in german silver and the name that he\'d give it set with silver wire under the checkpiece in latin: Et In Arcadia Ego. Common enough for a man to name his gun. His is the first and only ever I seen with an inscription from the classics. - Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian
