one example of Fayum painting
Fayum portraits: posthumous images of contemporaries of Christ that have come down to our days
Fayum portraits – ancient Roman provincial portraits, named after the Egyptian oasis Fayum, where they were found. The Greeks, who settled in Egypt in the period of 1 century BC. – 3rd century AD, they used such portraits in their funerary cult, placing them on shrouds in approximately the same way as today on the monuments they make photos. In our review, 20 of the 800 portraits known today, which depict contemporaries of Christ.
The first description of the funeral portraits dates back to 1615, when the Italian explorer Pietro della Valle brought two portraits from Saccara-Memphis to Europe from the oasis. Today they are stored in the collection of the State Art Collection of Dresden. Continue reading
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masters left untouched
very long time
taking over the experience
decisions became
which various creative
been withdrawn
closest associate
Many prominent painters
entrance to the neighboring
hundred products
look is achieved
decade by starting
avant-garde paintings
mostly landscapes written
created a special world
even buried
sewed fig leaves
bygone era
tremendous change
heavy bodies
same time suffering
during his stay
image of the nude mahi
stages of directions
depict strong people
leaf on special steel
body corresponds
exhibitions of Russian art
well-known names
dark palette
impression of the prison
master in front
likely have been
highest strata of society
national school
four-year pensioner's trip
apartment of the artist
pearl lies right
second institutional structure
until his death
simply could
struggle began
more connection
memorial exhibition