Pictures and their painters; the history of painting (1907)
Bryant, Lorinda Munson, 1855- · New York: John Lane Co. · leaf 43
iginals iDeing lost. When first unco^-ered, the colors of thesedecorations are exceedingly brilliant, and even after exposureto the light and air they still retain their pristine Ijeauty to aremarkable degree. The usual l^ackgjound colors are a warmred (called Pompeian red), black, and yellow.… … Fir,. R.—Single Danc-ing Figure. Pompeii. Frescos in a Public House (Fig. 7), Pompeii. In these frescosthe simple pattern of the surrounding band and the singleunique figures in the central panel correspond admirably withthe severe plainness of the room. Some-times there are figure pieces and bits…
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