{"id":76591,"date":"2023-01-13T02:00:45","date_gmt":"2023-01-13T07:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=76591"},"modified":"2023-09-20T11:07:45","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T15:07:45","slug":"the-greatest-conspiracy-in-ancient-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2023\/01\/13\/the-greatest-conspiracy-in-ancient-art\/","title":{"rendered":"The greatest conspiracy in ancient art"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/datlDXXJiwQ\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>BBC Reel<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 7 Sep 2022<\/p>\n<p>Do we have a bias against colour in classical art?<\/p>\n<p>Matt Wilson explores prejudices that have built up over centuries \u2013 leading to what has been labelled &#8216;chromophobia&#8217;, the subject of an exhibition at New York&#8217;s Metropolitan Museum of Art.<\/p>\n<p>Wilson finds out why we don&#8217;t value colour, questioning a centuries-old misunderstanding. As Chroma&#8217;s curator Sarah Lepinski tells him: &#8220;It&#8217;s important that audiences come to understand the way they see ancient Greek and Roman sculpture isn&#8217;t the way it was first created.&#8221;<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Video by Paul Ivan Harris<br \/>\nProduced by Fiona Macdonald<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>More videos: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/reel\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/reel<\/a><\/p>\n<p>#bbc #bbcreel #bbcnews<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Screenshot-2023-01-13-at-09-52-40-The-greatest-conspiracy-in-ancient-art-Quotulatiousness.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Screenshot-2023-01-13-at-09-52-40-The-greatest-conspiracy-in-ancient-art-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-79247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Screenshot-2023-01-13-at-09-52-40-The-greatest-conspiracy-in-ancient-art-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Screenshot-2023-01-13-at-09-52-40-The-greatest-conspiracy-in-ancient-art-Quotulatiousness-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Screenshot-2023-01-13-at-09-52-40-The-greatest-conspiracy-in-ancient-art-Quotulatiousness-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Screenshot-2023-01-13-at-09-52-40-The-greatest-conspiracy-in-ancient-art-Quotulatiousness.png 854w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BBC Reel Published 7 Sep 2022 Do we have a bias against colour in classical art? 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