Weir, Irene, 1863-1944 · Boston, New York [etc.] Ginn & Company · leaf 286
infinite care. The composition is extraordinarily spirited. Onthe right many combatants press forward, crowdedtogether in wild confusion. Horsemen, still mountedor already fallen, show by their attitudes and by theirtense, stern expression the emotional excitement 1 For reproduction of details from… … Fish, Pompeii rendered with painstaking fidelity. The extraor-dinary foreshortening of a horse near the centerof the picture is a courageous bit of work. As a 264 THE GREEK PAINTERS ART composition the whole design is managed withgreat skill. It is a splendid example of Greco-Roman work at its…
Painting, Greek · Painting, Greco-Roman
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