WHITE OR COLORED?

[Sulla]

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.