Hi Nancy-- Yes I've heard that classical statues were painted. Does anyone know if any survived with the paint intact? I know that we have both seen tons of medieval painted statues in the Met.
Your comment about walls with a painted pattern reminded me of one. In Florence there is a room in the Palazzo Vecchio called the "Sala dei Gigli (Room of Lilies-- lilies/ fleur de lis being the symbol of the city of Florence) The walls are painted deep blue and there are gold fleur de lis all over it. Looks like wallpaper. Monica (Catriona) -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 11:16 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [h-cost] Re: h-costume Digest, Vol 5, Issue 331 In a message dated 4/12/2006 9:41:32 P.M. EST, Susan wrote: One of the things I find fascinating about a lot of medieval sculpture (and apparently, a fair bit of the classical stuff as well) is that it was painted! I have no idea of whether these particular examples were painted, but boy, wouldn't that have added an interesting layer of detail.... I took some pictures of statues in various museums that were painted. I mainly took the pictures because they were painted and, we're so unused to that idea. The one I remember off the top of my head had bright blue, red, and yellow robes. In addition to the statues, the walls might also be brightly painted. One of the rooms in one of the buildings at the Tower of London is currently in the process of being painted as it might have been at the time it was constructed. It looks likes a whitewash with a painted pattern on it. It's very attractive and really brightens up the room. Nancy (Maddalena) _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
