Weir, Irene, 1863-1944 · Boston, New York [etc.] Ginn & Company · leaf 210
he Erechtheion. We find therementioned one hundred and sixty-six leaves of goldat one drachma each, which were intended for thegilding of the eyes of the volutes and for the orna-mental work in the ceiling. But here, as in theDoric order, there was no rigid system; the use ofpolychromy varied with… … 188 THE GREEK PAINTERS ART extent polychromy was associated with the Ionicorder. Two colors, red and blue, were principallyused. The former was reserved for backgroundsand for parts in the shade, which it brought outwith its deep tints; thus at Halicarnassus theruins of the mausoleum show us rows…
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