http://www.elginism.com/20041224/50/ Elgin Marbles (Parthenon Marbles - Sculptures from the Greek Acropolis) reunification campaign news Sun, 28 Feb 2010 04:04:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.elginism.com/20041224/50/comment-page-1/#comment-5471 Dear Kitty. Some blog :: Parthenon marbles were brightly coloured :: June :: 2009 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:52:39 +0000 http://www.elginism.com/20041224/50/#comment-5471 [...] It has been known for more than two centuries that the Ancient Greeks and Romans painted their statues. That paint has almost completely disappeared over time, although tiny flecks can be found on most statues on close inspection. Unusually, no trace of paint has ever been found on the Parthenon sculptures, despite thorough analysis — including a full investigation by the renowned British physicist Michael Faraday in the 1830s. There is more to this issue. As can be read in this blog, in an earlier item on this: Experts believe the Elgin Marbles may have been stripped of some of their remaining colour when they first arrived in London in the early 19th century, due to months of scraping with abrasive tools by museum officials convinced that the marbles had originally been pure white. And: The Parthenon Marbles (a name prefered by Greeks to a name honouring 19th century Lord Elgin whom they consider a robber) were also scraped with copper and caustic chemicals in order to become “pure white” in the 1930s, at the orders of Lord Duveen. [...] [...] It has been known for more than two centuries that the Ancient Greeks and Romans painted their statues. That paint has almost completely disappeared over time, although tiny flecks can be found on most statues on close inspection. Unusually, no trace of paint has ever been found on the Parthenon sculptures, despite thorough analysis — including a full investigation by the renowned British physicist Michael Faraday in the 1830s. There is more to this issue. As can be read in this blog, in an earlier item on this: Experts believe the Elgin Marbles may have been stripped of some of their remaining colour when they first arrived in London in the early 19th century, due to months of scraping with abrasive tools by museum officials convinced that the marbles had originally been pure white. And: The Parthenon Marbles (a name prefered by Greeks to a name honouring 19th century Lord Elgin whom they consider a robber) were also scraped with copper and caustic chemicals in order to become “pure white” in the 1930s, at the orders of Lord Duveen. [...]

]]> http://www.elginism.com/20041224/50/comment-page-1/#comment-3618 Dear Kitty. Some blog :: Ancient Greece, coloured reality and white misunderstanding :: February :: 2007 Wed, 07 Nov 2007 20:56:54 +0000 http://www.elginism.com/20041224/50/#comment-3618 [...] The Parthenon Marbles (a name prefered by Greeks to a name honouring 19th century Lord Elgin whom they consider a robber) were also scraped with copper and caustic chemicals in order to become “pure white” in the 1930s, at the orders of Lord Duveen. [...] [...] The Parthenon Marbles (a name prefered by Greeks to a name honouring 19th century Lord Elgin whom they consider a robber) were also scraped with copper and caustic chemicals in order to become “pure white” in the 1930s, at the orders of Lord Duveen. [...]

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