Weir, Irene, 1863-1944 · Boston, New York [etc.] Ginn & Company · leaf 317
which indicatepersons of rank.All are crowned with wreaths.Biga from Chariot Race Some are about to drink from goblets, others commence the feast witheggs according to the Etruscan custom. A fluteplayer and two attendants are near, and, to add atouch of realism to the scene, five ducks are… … MURAL PAINTING 295 various attitudes, and show a surprising knowledgeof form. In the painting of these wall surfaces theartists worked upon a ground of prepared plaster, orsome such material, which was spread over the softrock. On this they scraped the outline. Where thecolor has almost ornearly…
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