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In other cases, the pigment may have been weathered away while exposed to the elements
在其他情況下，暴露在自然環(huán)境中時(shí)顏料也許風(fēng)化了，
or someone may have rigorously cleaned the statues and unknowingly removed the last traces of pigment.
或者某個(gè)人也許非常仔細(xì)地清理了雕塑，并且無(wú)意識(shí)地清除了顏料最后的一絲痕跡。
So, the fact is, we do have evidence of polychrome sculptures from Greece and Rome from the 7th century B.C.E. all the way through at least the third or fourth century C.E.
所以事實(shí)是，我們確實(shí)有證據(jù)證明從公元前7世紀(jì)一直到至少公元3或4世紀(jì)的希臘羅馬雕塑是有顏色的。
It’s now generally accepted that most, maybe even all marble sculptures from that time period, receive some kind of surface treatment,
現(xiàn)在人們已經(jīng)普遍接受了大部分，也許甚至所有那個(gè)時(shí)期的大理石雕塑都接受了某種表面處理，
like the application of pigments, colored stones or metals that would’ve modified their color.
比如涂抹顏料、用有色的石頭或金屬改變雕塑的顏色。
So do we interpret the statue differently if we know it had originally been polychrome?
那么如果我們知道雕塑原本是有顏色的，那我們對(duì)它的解讀會(huì)有所不同嗎？
I feel strongly when it comes to this. A marble sculpture that had been colored has another layer of meaning that was meant to affect the viewer.
我對(duì)此強(qiáng)烈贊同。一座上過(guò)色的雕塑有著注定會(huì)影響欣賞者的另一層意義。
As art historians, we must try to interpret the intentions of the artists. What were the artists trying to achieve?
作為藝術(shù)史學(xué)家，我們必須努力解讀藝術(shù)家的意圖。這些藝術(shù)家想要獲得什么？
Certain feature of the sculpture were highlighted through color, were made to stand out.
雕塑的某些特征通過(guò)顏色會(huì)得到突出。
In other words, they caused the viewer to focus on certain features.
換句話說(shuō)，它們會(huì)讓欣賞者關(guān)注特定特征。
And certain colors represented certain things to the ancient artists and cultures.
而且特定的顏色對(duì)古代藝術(shù)家和文化來(lái)說(shuō)代表了特定的事物。
A color might symbolize heroism, divinity or youth.
一種顏色也許代表了英雄主義、神或青春。
One example to consider is the statue of Roman emperor Augustus.
可以參考的一個(gè)例子就是羅馬皇帝Augustus的雕塑。
