/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>4295735
Who knows why they painted the hair red. It could be that they had a high rate of gingers back in ancient Greece but I find it highly unlikely for a few reasons. One is that according to the Met the hair was painted red but the eyebrows and eyes were painted black. If they were naturally red headed why would they paint the eyebrows a different colour? And how come blondes and redheads are rarely if ever depicted in their frescoes or pottery? They have darker features in these works which are much better preserved than the figurines which are virtually all faded. It is known that in Roman times it was made a law that all prostitutes were to have blonde hair or to dye their hair blonde so it's not out of the question that specific hair colour had some type of significance to them. Even if we look at the Alexander work you posted earlier, I'm sure you're aware of the other Alexander work in which he's depicted as a much more swarthy looking man, a work which is said to be a copy of a piece made during his time. Overall though going through the bulk of their works across mediums I generally find it hard to believe blue eyed blondes and gingers made up the majority of the population in either the Greek or Romans empires.