previously unknown works
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
memorial exhibition
impression of the prison
four-year pensioner's trip
depict strong people
more connection
decade by starting
exhibitions of Russian art
been withdrawn
well-known names
leaf on special steel
entrance to the neighboring
taking over the experience
heavy bodies
body corresponds
dark palette
tremendous change
Many prominent painters
stages of directions
same time suffering
sewed fig leaves
avant-garde paintings
during his stay
highest strata of society
image of the nude mahi
will be held
masters left untouched
closest associate
hundred products
created a special world
simply could
likely have been
look is achieved
second institutional structure
very long time
pearl lies right
which various creative
apartment of the artist
national school
struggle began
mostly landscapes written
decisions became
even buried
bygone era
master in front
until his death