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先说结论,有上色,而且专门有个词汇叫Polychrome用来形容给建筑物的装饰上色这种行为。但不是像巴比伦的伊什塔尔城门那样的表面全上色,而主要是在建筑顶端的外侧雕带的浮雕上色,以及部分墙面和柱子的两端的花纹上涂以颜色。
一个比较典型的例子就是希腊埃伊娜岛的阿法埃娅神庙(根据08年的考古记录,神庙建造时间应该不早于470BC)底下挖掘出的前面一座神庙的废墟,由于埋在地下,许多部分仍保存完好,方便了后人的复原。现在有各个时期的还原图
这几个是19世纪中期做出的还原图,门顶的三角饰以特洛伊战争为主题
这个是1906年作出的复原
一些复原的细节和考据
古时在大理石建筑上通常用以红、白、蓝三色,偶尔也有用上黄色和黑色。虽然在现在看来,这些用色过于艳俗,但首先要考虑到的是这些颜色的作用不仅仅是用于美化雕塑和装饰。除去当时的美术技术限制,这些建筑的饰带往往位于离地面几十米的距离,从地上往上看去,若是纯白色或是其他淡色很难看清高高在上的雕像和装饰,更不要提当举行各类祭祀典礼活动时,挤在熙熙攘攘的人群中,距离神庙数十米开外,还想要看清神庙的观众了。用鲜艳的颜色装饰雕像,也能方便人群从地面上观察这些装饰。
P.S.: 二爷发了一些关于雕像上色还原的图片,但目前貌似有几种上色的说法,一种是二爷发的包括面部也涂上肉色、瞳孔眼白都上色的方式:
比如这个特洛伊人弓箭手的雕像,就在上面的阿法埃娅神庙三角饰上
还有一种就是面部的颜色中不涂皮肤,只用一种颜色装饰头发、眉毛、瞳孔和嘴唇:
斯芬克斯像
奥古斯都像
这个于雅典出土的《穿披肩的少女》(Peplos Kore)就体现除了两种不同的色彩还原方案
参考来源:
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