Weir, Irene, 1863-1944 · Boston, New York [etc.] Ginn & Company · leaf 359
Achilles sending away Briseis Achilles, seated, stretches forth his right hand as ifaddressing Patroklos. At the left stands the mes-senger of Agamemnon waiting to take her away. 336 THE GREEK PAINTERS ART Behind are helmeted warriors and the tent ofAchilles. Without doubt this is the copy of some … Pjvsiphae and Daidalos, House of theVettii, Pompeii famous original by a Greek artist, which may dateback as early as the fourth century before Christ. MURAL PAINTING 337 In this house was found also The Sacrifice ofIphigeneia.1 Pliny writes: Timanthes was a painterabove all curious in invention,…
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