Weir, Irene, 1863-1944 · Boston, New York [etc.] Ginn & Company · leaf 344
inter-est are those sceneswhich tell of theprivate life of thepeople, showing ushow the Romanslived, their customs,amusements, andsports. Some ofthese paintings areno doubt portraitsand all give characteristic types of countenance andstyle of dress of the time when the city met its finaldoom. Such,… … Daughters of Niobe playing Knucklebones, Naples Museum Painting on Marble 322 THE GREEK PAINTERS ART In the Naples Museum are also preserved a seriesof pictures from Psestum. These record simple sub-jects in bright colors painted on a white ground, —warriors returning home, greeted by women…
Painting, Greek · Painting, Greco-Roman
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