Yeah. They would have been painted.I guess the statues were painted at one time. Still it is nice to not have to picture emperors as black and white.
It's not that they weren't good. It's just that they made have made certain emperors look more handsome than they actually were, similar to how some portraits of the Tudor era made monarchs look better looking than they were. One of those emperors could have had a whopping great mole on his chin, but it was deliberately left out on his statue.Those sculpture carvers were pretty damn good. I doubt you will find better ones today even. IMHO.
Just look at what this guy can do...it really is kind of impressive how they carve some things.
These Incredible Hand-Carved Stones Look Like They’re Made of Soft Putty
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CNC mills are damn cool.Those sculpture carvers were pretty damn good. I doubt you will find better ones today even. IMHO.
Just look at what this guy can do...it really is kind of impressive how they carve some things.
These Incredible Hand-Carved Stones Look Like They’re Made of Soft Putty
Could've fooled us.mymodernmet.com
Did you read his post? I doubt it.It's not that they weren't good. It's just that they made have made certain emperors look more handsome than they actually were, similar to how some portraits of the Tudor era made monarchs look better looking than they were. One of those emperors could have had a whopping great mole on his chin, but it was deliberately left out on his statue.
Oliver Cromwell wasn't bothered about that, though. When he was being painted he told the artist to make him look as accurate as possible - "warts and all", as he said.
...that, and 3d printing and 5d chess, HaHa.CNC mills are damn cool.