Weir, Irene, 1863-1944 · Boston, New York [etc.] Ginn & Company · leaf 208
gna Graecia aid inthe reconstruction of the painted decoration of theDoric temples of the sixth and fifth centuries beforeChrist. In the time of Peisistratos the columns appear COLOR AS APPLIED TO ARCHITECTURE 185 to have been painted a pale yellow; the color wasapplied to the stucco coating of the… … Temple of Athena, ^Egina painted palm leaves are still visible, the remainderof the stone having been corroded by the sea air. The architrave in JEgina was painted in a uni-form red tint, which served as a background forthe gilded shields and for votive inscriptions inmetallic letters. Above the…
Painting, Greek · Painting, Greco-Roman
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