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  2. Wall Paintings of Thera - Wikipedia

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    The wall paintings of ancient Thera are famous frescoes discovered by Spyridon Marinatos at the excavations of Akrotiri on the Greek island of Santorini (or Thera). They are regarded as part of Minoan art , although the culture of Thera was somewhat different from that of Crete , and the political relationship between the two islands at the ...

  3. List of Aegean frescos - Wikipedia

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    Part of the same band as the Monkeys Fresco in the House of the Frescos; hence, also called the Monkeys and Blue Birds Fresco. Boar-hunt Fresco Wild boar-hunt fresco: Tiryns: Mycenaean: LH IIIB (13th century) Athens: Three spotted hounds with collars harry a boar in a field of plants while its head is being pierced from in front by a spear held ...

  4. Ancient Greek art - Wikipedia

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    The writings of Johann Joachim Winckelmann, especially his books Thoughts on the Imitation of Greek Works in Painting and Sculpture (1750) and Geschichte der Kunst des Alterthums ("History of Ancient Art", 1764) were the first to distinguish sharply between ancient Greek, Etruscan, and Roman art, and define periods within Greek art, tracing a ...

  5. Fractio Panis - Wikipedia

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    Fractio Panis (English: Breaking of Bread) is the name given to a fresco in the Greek Chapel (Capella Greca) in the Catacomb of Priscilla, situated on the Via Salaria Nova in Rome. The fresco depicts seven persons at a table, possibly all women, due to the long skirts (men's wouldn't come past the calf), veil, and all of their upswept hair.

  6. Striking Roman paintings uncovered in Pompeii after nearly ...

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    Buried and unseen for nearly 2,000 years, a series of striking paintings showing Helen of Troy and other Greek heroes has been uncovered in the ruined Roman town of Pompeii.. Discovered inside ...

  7. The Apotheosis of Washington - Wikipedia

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    The Apotheosis of Washington is the fresco painted by Greek-Italian artist Constantino Brumidi in 1865 and visible through the oculus of the dome in the rotunda of the United States Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. The fresco is suspended 180 feet (55 m) above the rotunda floor and covers an area of 4,664 square feet (433.3 m 2). The ...

  8. Pompeii: Stunning new paintings unearthed at ancient ... - AOL

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    The most impressive discovery is an expansive fresco that depicts the Greek legend Helen of Troy, painted on the high walls of a large banqueting hall that was thought to be owned by a high-status ...

  9. Theophanes the Cretan - Wikipedia

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    Theophanis Strelitzas (Greek: Θεοφάνης Στρελίτζας; 1490–1559), also known as Theophanes the Cretan (Θεοφάνης ὁ Κρής, pronounced Theophanes O Krees) or Theophanes Bathas (Θεοφάνης Μπαθᾶς) was a Greek painter of icons and frescos in the style of the Cretan School.