What they really looked like

What did ancient Greek statues really look like? Here is one answer, courtesy of Michael at www.2blowhards.com via http://www.marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2004/11/arts_update.html

Quite garish really compared with the serene white marble we're used to contemplating -but somehow more likely. It makes you think about the effects of visual 'details' on our responses. Classical will never seem the same again to me now that I know that the plain vanilla wasn't really what the artist had in mind. Probably.

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