Weir, Irene, 1863-1944 · Boston, New York [etc.] Ginn & Company · leaf 348
ar charm. Marble is seldom met with in privatedwellings, and even in public buildings it was notemployed before the imperial epoch. The columnsare usually constructed of tufa or bricks, covered,like the walls, with stucco, painted with bright,almost gaudy colors, chiefly red and yellow. Thelower… … 325 326 THE GREEK PAINTERS ART According to Mau, there are four distinct stylesto be found in Pompeian wall painting. The firsthe calls the pre-Roman period, in which the styleis an imitation of marble, paneled in plastic stucco,without pictures. The second, the period of theRepublic, is still an…
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