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been withdrawn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