T he myth that the statues of ancient Greece and Rome were white was created over time and upheld in part to serve racist ideological purposes. But in reality, ancient works of art were colorful ...

Rich people decorated the walls and floors with colourful tiles and paintings ... Suntans weren't cool in ancient Greece, so women put white lead on their face to make their skin pale.

Lions often sat atop tombs in ancient Greece, where ornamental details such as the animals’ tuffs of hair and facial markings were painted in bright colors that accented their fur. Stiftung ...