colour-sense

Updated: June 17, 2025

But while it is true that the ancients appear to have been actually somewhat deficient in colour-sense, it must be borne in mind that many of the Pompeian houses were decorated by journeymen rather than by artists, and, above all, full allowance must be made for the comparatively subdued light in which most of the paintings would be seen.

T. G. (Thomas George) Tucker - Life in the Roman World of Nero and St. Paul