tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729872479519980598.post302832779758148619..comments2024-03-28T06:48:05.723-04:00Comments on surface fragments: The Origin of Painted OrnamentAlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15409604820178478573noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729872479519980598.post-15461634889344141202014-12-11T06:32:55.695-05:002014-12-11T06:32:55.695-05:00crazy good art. Thanks for sharing..crazy good art. Thanks for sharing..Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13092472798395992340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729872479519980598.post-51953995141674726672012-12-20T01:07:02.067-05:002012-12-20T01:07:02.067-05:00Wow, surprisingly I never knew this.I have been re...Wow, surprisingly I never knew this.I have been reading your blog a lot over the past few days and it has earned a place in my bookmarks.Thanks for sharing with us.<br />Amber likes Antique maphttp://www.antiquaprintgallery.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729872479519980598.post-3384754328912614412011-11-24T21:42:51.080-05:002011-11-24T21:42:51.080-05:00Alan- I am grateful for your quest for knowledge a...Alan- I am grateful for your quest for knowledge and willingness to share it!<br /><br />Surface Fragments is one of my favorite places to visit.Ann at PlumSienahttp://plumsiena.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729872479519980598.post-18621560252334574472011-11-23T17:58:02.627-05:002011-11-23T17:58:02.627-05:00Good point Lynne;
I didn't mean to suggest th...Good point Lynne;<br /><br />I didn't mean to suggest that the Greeks were the first to paint their ornament, as you pointed out: the Egyptians had beaten them to it by a long shot. [side note: I want to do a post on the Fayum portraits, which are stunning examples of the abilities of those ancient Egyptian painters you mention].<br /><br />As to whether the colors of the samples above reflect the way they were seen on Greek monuments, I don't know. They look kind of 'plastic' to my eye too, but I'd have to defer to the experts on that one.Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15409604820178478573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729872479519980598.post-71905465212311349302011-11-23T14:07:22.174-05:002011-11-23T14:07:22.174-05:00I think they were more sensitively painted than th...I think they were more sensitively painted than these examples, if looking at Egyptian work is any example<br /><br />Another great post, Alan, thanksLynne Rutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03861049506323014982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729872479519980598.post-813488364892867402011-11-23T13:44:10.767-05:002011-11-23T13:44:10.767-05:00Alan, the intrepid scholar-aesthete, strikes again...Alan, the intrepid scholar-aesthete, strikes again!<br /><br />Brilliant!<br /><br />Your the Indiana Jones of Ornament.Markhttp://www.decorativeimaging.netnoreply@blogger.com