Scholars give us antiquity — the colorized version. "We now know that the unblemished white surface of Michelangelo’s 'David' or Bernini’s 'St. Teresa in Ecstasy' would have been considered unfinished according to classical standards. The sculpture and architecture of the ancient world was, in fact, brightly and elaborately painted. The only reason it appears white to us is that centuries of weathering have worn off most of the paint."