The art-historical point is that, from the Middle Ages to the 17th century, painting in black and white or grisaille had specifically sacred connotations.

Alternatively, paint the baseboard and chair rails white, the ceiling black, and add 15-inch-wide black-and-white stripes to the walls, connecting the chair rail to the ceiling. “This gives the ...

Although we often romanticize the bare marble of ancient sculpture today, most of these specimens were in fact painted in bright shades of blue, red, yellow, brown and many other hues. Over the ...