EPISODE · May 4, 2026 · 16 MIN
Colouring the classical past: Mark Bradley and the rediscovery of painted sculpture
from Late Night Live - Separate stories podcast · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Conventional perceptions of ancient Greek and Roman sculpture tend to emphasise the purity of white marble surfaces. However, as classicist Mark Bradley argues, this view is fundamentally misleading. In antiquity, statues were not conceived as monochrome objects but were instead richly painted in a wide range of vivid colours.Guest: Mark Bradley, Professor of Classics at the University of Nottingham Producer: Ali Benton
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Conventional perceptions of ancient Greek and Roman sculpture tend to emphasise the purity of white marble surfaces. However, as classicist Mark Bradley argues, this view is fundamentally misleading. In antiquity, statues were not conceived as monochrome objects but were instead richly painted in a wide range of vivid colours. Guest: Mark Bradley, Professor of Classics at the University of Nottingham Producer: Ali Benton
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