The museum of classical antiquities : being a series of essays on ancient art (1860)
Falkener, Edward, 1814-1896, Wood, J. E, Davies, Benjamin Rees · London : Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts · leaf 518
piration of three years, at the end ofwhich time the paintings are often so changed by the fading of the colours andthe obliteration of the details, as to render any attempt at copying them hope-less. It is lamentable to consider the ravages of time on the frescoes whichhave been discovered since… … ing a lyre. In front of him is another, who is enwrapped inhis mantle, and appears to be acting. A Psyche stands be-tween them. Another Cupid is opening a box, and taking outsome dresses for the stage; while another, beneath, is sittingdown, and playing with a mask. That on left of the same wall…
Classical antiquities · Archaeology
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