EXTANT REMAINS: There are few wall or panel pictures of Greek times in
existence. Four slabs of stone in the Naples Museum, with red outline drawings
of Theseus, Silenos, and some figures with masks, are probably Greek work from
which the color has scaled. A number of Roman copies of Greek frescos and
mosaics are in the Vatican, Capitoline, and Naples Museums. All these pieces
show an imitation of late Hellenistic art—not the best period of Greek
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THE VASES: The history of Greek painting in its remains is traced with
some accuracy in the decorative figures upon the vases. The first ware—dating
before the seventh centuryB.C.—seems free from oriental
influences in its designs. The vase is reddish, the decoration is in tiers,
bands, or zig-zags, usually in black or brown, without the human figure. The
second kind of ware dates from about the middle of the seventh century. It shows
meander, wave, and other designs, and is called the "geometrical" style. Later
on animals,art oil painting reproduction, rosettes, and vegetation appear that show Assyrian influence. The
decoration is profuse and the rude human figure subordinate to it. The design is
in black or dark-brown, on a cream-colored slip. The third kind of ware is the
archaic or "strong" style. It dates from 500 B.C. to
the Peloponnesian Wars, and is marked by black figures upon a yellow or red
ground. White and purple are also used to define flesh, hair, and white objects. The figure is stiff, the action awkward, the composition is freer than before,where to buy oil paintings, but still conventional. The subjects are the gods, demi-gods, and heroes in
scenes from their lives and adventures. The fourth kind of ware dates down into
the Hellenistic age and shows red figures surrounded by a black ground. The
figure, the drawing, the composition are better than at any other period and
suggest a high excellence in other forms of Greek painting. After Alexander,
vase painting seems to have shared the fate of wall and panel painting. There
was a striving for effect, with ornateness and extravagance, and finally the art
passed out entirely. oil paintings for sale cheap
There was an establishment founded in Southern Italy which imitated the Greek and produced the Apulian ware, but the Romans gave little encouragement to vase painting, and about 65 B.C. it disappeared. Almost all the museums of the world have collections of Greek vases. The British, Berlin, and Paris collections are perhaps as complete as any. landscape paintings for sale
There was an establishment founded in Southern Italy which imitated the Greek and produced the Apulian ware, but the Romans gave little encouragement to vase painting, and about 65 B.C. it disappeared. Almost all the museums of the world have collections of Greek vases. The British, Berlin, and Paris collections are perhaps as complete as any. landscape paintings for sale
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