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The Greek painters' art (1905)

Weir, Irene, 1863-1944 · Boston, New York [etc.] Ginn & Company · leaf 318

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still visible,showing the hand-stroke of the an-cient draughtsmanas he sketched inhis idea. The varioustombs of Tarquiniashow a great differ-ence in their styleand workmanship, marking an advance from cru-dity to freedom, in which Greek influence is mostapparent. The use of color becomes freer: the… … The Farewell of Admetos andAlkestis, Etruscan Vase, Vulci 296 THE GREEK PAINTERS ART as, for instance, in the Grotta del Citaredo, in whichis a singularly beautiful figure of a flute player,whose dainty movements are shown with a skill thatcompares favorably with the work of a fifteenth-century…

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