History of ancient, early Christian, and mediaeval painting (1880)
Woltmann, Alfred Friedrich Gottfried Albert, 1841-1880, Woermann, Karl, 1844-1933, Colvin, Sidney, Sir, 1845-1927 · New York : Dodd, Mead & Co. · leaf 138
ul refinement and precision of the execution giveto this group the most pleasing appearance among them all. (3). The Grottadella Querdola? In one tier is represented a luxurious feast, in another a boar-hunt in a wood — the wood being indicated by a few sparse trees (Fig. 26).The conflict between… … Fig. 26.The chariots are drawn by pairs of horses of which the colours are blue orgreen, and red ; the drawing is remarkably free ; and the draughtsman seemsto have deliberately adopted a treatment more archaic than was natural to him.Thus the tombs of Corneto give us a good general view of the…
Painting, Early Christian · Painting, Medieval
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