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Sculpture was everywhere in the Roman Empire, from milestone markers to gravestones. Sculpture told you who was Emperor, where to worship and who, it told stories and dictated fashions… In Romano Britain the lack of quality local marbles affected the range of sculpture that has survived down to us today, with local sculptors working in softer limestones and alternate local stones. What we do know is that the sculptors themselves, unlike the Greeks before them, were not recognized as true artists, but were seen as no better than any other building tradesmen. The pagan nature of some sculpture, and the value of marble and limestone as recyclable material, as limewash to paint houses, has meant many ancient sculptures were destroyed. Today our resident sculptor Gary continues to experiment to recreate ancient works of art at our events. |
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Gary working on an inscription for Sky One’s production of ‘When in Rome’ |
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Roman Marines, Mainz Principia Building, limestone 1st Century AD (2004) |
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Gladiators, Rome, Marble late 2nd Century AD (2006) |
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Click for article: A Colourful Past - new research into surface painting of marble statuary. |