Weir, Irene, 1863-1944 · Boston, New York [etc.] Ginn & Company · leaf 342
, a group represent-ing some mythological subject, like the panels ofMedea meditating the murder of her children, orHerakles in some one of his feats of strength, -—allof which one can see in the Naples Museum. The legend of Theseus, the various adventuresof Odysseus, Iphigeneia borne off to… … soa. o«a,to x oo >Q o Xen soo 39 32° THE GREEK PAINTERS ART Naples. They were painted upon the wet plaster,and thus when dry became an integral part of thesurface. This accounts for their extraordinary pres-ervation. Time and burial seem to have affected B| ■ a »jiy <tfj*ft! Pk flp% m - -…
Painting, Greek · Painting, Greco-Roman
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