An outline history of painting for young people and students (1883)
Waters, Clara Erskine Clement, 1834-1916 · New York, White, Stokes, & Allen · leaf 54
g. 16 is connected with the service ofthe dead, and shows a scene in the under world, such asaccorded with ancient religious notions. In the upper por-tion the friends of the deceased are grouped around a littletemple. Scholars trace the manufacture of these vases backto very ancient days, and down… … 40 PAINTING. cadence. Though vase-painting was one of the lesser arts,its importance can scarcely be overestimated, and it fullymerits the devoted study and admiration which it receivesfrom those who are learned in its history. From what we know of ancient Greek painting we maybelieve that this art…
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