Most people picture ancient Greek sculptures as pristine white marble. In fact, the Greeks would have considered an unpainted sculpture to be as unfinished as an unpainted canvas. Married archeologists Vinzenz Brinkmann and Ulrike Koch-Brinkmann have made it their two decade long mission to uncover and display the original Greek colors.
Here's a sample of their work:
Reconstruction created by Vinzenz Brinkmann.
How fun! I want that job.
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