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Egyptian ostracon drawings
In the art of ancient Egypt there are monuments that make up a special group. These are works of graphics – drawings on the boards. The Greek word “ostracon” literally means a shard, a fragment of ceramics. However, in relation to the art of ancient Egypt, it has a more capacious meaning. This word is commonly understood as drawings made not only on fragments of ceramics, but mostly on chipped stone (usually limestone), less commonly wood, that is, on material that was always at hand with masters engaged in decorating the tombs of the Theban necropolis — painting walls , manufacturing of statues and items of funeral inventory. Continue reading
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remarkable monument
monuments of the city’s
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outlines of buildings
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master worked
products painted
creative response
beautiful and majestic
supposedly saved
distinguished by its mannerism
direct observations
ambassador to Greece
variety of color
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picture telling
inhuman tension.
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painters from England
social activity gradually
constant companions
drew themes from these albums
years of reaction
technique of oil painting
thus emphasizing
huge cycle of murals
tense in mood
most picturesque places
could not recover
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natural principle
uniquely individual
naming the artistic
joyful beauty
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linear perspective
masters saw in reality
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