Fig. 60. Roman historical painting. of the style the threefold division of the wall-surface is stillmarked ; but the dado has become a projecting shelf, and thepilasters are replaced by columns which appear to stand free fromthe wall. The next step was to treat the uppermost portion ofthe… … boa ft o3 G «ft a o PU 472 Dd 402 AET chap, viii wall above which our gaze travels into outer space. The mainwall may be decorated with imitations of framed pictures or ofstatues placed on pedestals resting on the shelf; and we generallyfind a central panel filled by a mythological subject. This…
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