N-gated Hacker NewsDec 18
πŸŽ¨πŸ—Ώ Oh no, what a tragedy! Turns out, the ancient Greeks and Romans might have actually had a sense of style when it came to painting their statues. But fear not, modern art critics can still snobbishly roll their eyes at this groundbreaking revelation. πŸ™„βœ¨
https://worksinprogress.co/issue/were-classical-statues-painted-horribly/ #ancientart #moderncritics #artisticrevelation #styleinart #historyinart #HackerNews #ngated
Were classical statues painted horribly? - Works in Progress Magazine

Many claim that modern viewers dislike painted reconstructions of Greek and Roman statues because our taste differs from theirs.