A history of art for classes, art-students, and tourists in Europe (1889)
Goodyear, W. H. (William Henry), 1846-1923 · New York, Chicago, A.S. Barnes & company · leaf 251
nspiredby Antique originals. Panel Pictures of the Greeks and Romans.—In other cases, therealistic and illusive effects so highly prized by the taste of the19th century, were successfully attained. Paintings of the latterclass were generally on panels, like the pictures of our own time,and have… … Greek Vase, Munich. ITALIAN PAINTING. EARLY CHRISTIAN ART. Pictures of the Catacombs.—The art of mosaic decorationforms the connecting link between ancient and modern painting.The wall paintings of the Catacombs of Rome (the undergroundcemeteries of the early Christians) are of the greatest…
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