Weir, Irene, 1863-1944 · Boston, New York [etc.] Ginn & Company · leaf 242
versal,was certainly very general, as traces of it havebeen found upon marble statues, terra cotta figures,and occasionally even upon figures and vases ofthe later styles. The most famous instance inwhich it has been found upon a statue is thatof the Venus de Medici, but this is by no meansthe only… … Gravestone of Philis219 2 20 THE GREEK PAINTERS ART color scheme it originally presented. Perhaps themost satisfactory known at present is the marblestatuette of Aphrodite found at Pompeii and nowin the Museum of Naples. The terra cottas,1 with their delicate shades ofblue, pink, saffron, and other…
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