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Was on a Wikipedia rabbit hole and found this art installation and I love the contrast of a sculpture of a modern dude in a suit holding a takeout coffee alongside ornate early English Gothic medieval sculptures.
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I'm wondering if the old statues used to have paint too. Wouldn't be the first time they lost it over time.
IIRC, there's evidence that many of the central statues on the cathedral were originally painted, but those installed later typically were not.
Ever seen those boring stone-coloured brown and grey castles on top of European hills? Most of them were painted back in their time, and not just white - they were usually painted in the colours of the resident knights or lords heraldic colours.
Yes, the town i grew up in happened to have one of those.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veste_Oberhaus
And another one further back: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burgruine_Hals