Weir, Irene, 1863-1944 · Boston, New York [etc.] Ginn & Company · leaf 196
the most beautiful prod-ucts of the keramic art, and belong exclusively toAttic art, although some of them have been foundat Eretria. They date from the middle of the fifth 1 See page 241. VASE PAINTING IN GREECE 173 to the middle of the third century before Christ.The drawing on these vases is… … Three Figures at a TombFrom an Athenian lekythos Their form is simple, limited, and precise, butof exquisite elegance. The neck and foot of thevase are covered with black varnish, and the con-trast of black and white is most pleasing. Theyare exclusively sepulchral vessels with a…
Painting, Greek · Painting, Greco-Roman
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