timate development fromthe primitive type, while thefigure is significant of hissympathy with the greatGreek school of ecclesiasticalart. Vasnetsov is, in fine, notonly an accomplished masterof form, but an archaeolo-gist, and since wall-painting in whatever mediumrequires a specialised knowledge… … ST. ALEXANWALL-PAINTING BY Italians, the artist being somewhat less restrictedby his medium than in the case of fresco proper.The plaster is not freshly laid, but moistened, anda mixture of lime or baryta water with the pigmentsgives solidity to the colouring. The conclusionat which one arrives…
Art · Decoration and ornament
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