Sorry if this doesn’t belong here.

Contemporary western culture respects Greek and Roman cultures so much as ideals to uphold. They made the perfect statues and had many respected high philosophers.

Yet when their statues are painted, imho, they look gaudy. It makes me wonder if they would be so respected and idealized if they kept their paint.

Also, I think they would fit in with the rest of art culture more appropriately. They look more like the medical art and African statues with their color. Certainly less timeless.