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Colour & Technique in Renaissance Painting
There were three principal painting techniques during the Renaissance: fresco, tempera, and oils. In all of these techniques, colour was an important part of the painter's armoury, allowing them to create images that would strike a chord...
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The Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan, Iraqi Kurdistan: Median or Achaemenid?
O Creator of the material world, at what distance from the holy man (should the place for the dead body be)?" Ahura Mazda replied: "Three paces from the holy man". (Vend. 8. 6-7) In September 2009 CE, one of my relatives...
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The Caryatid Tomb at Luni sul Mignone
The Caryatid Tomb at Luni sul Mignone has been dated to the 2nd century BCE. It was published by Pontus Hellström in the article “Rock-cut chamber tombs at Luni sul Mignone” in Opuscula Romana 20 (1996), 223-248. If you use the model...
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Persian Seven-Colored Tiles
Persian Haft Rang tiles, also known as seven-colored tiles, are highly decorative glazed tiles used to adorn the exteriors and interiors of both secular and religious buildings. The tiles first came to prominence from the 15th century and...
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Glass Vessel Made by Core-forming Technique
Core-forming is one of the earliest glass-making techniques. The body of the vessel was shaped around a core. Colored trails of glass were wound around it, and the rim and handles added. the vessel was then cooled and the core removed. Mediterranean...
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LaunchPad: Ancient Greek Vase Production and the Black-Figure Technique
Used for the storage and shipment of grains, wine, and other goods, as well as in the all-male Greek drinking party, known as the symposium, ancient Greek vases were decorated with a variety of subjects ranging from scenes of everyday life...
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Adriaen de Vries's Bronze Casting Technique: Direct Lost-Wax Method
Adriaen de Vries most often used a technique called "direct lost-wax casting." During the casting process, the wax of the original wax-and-clay model melts out, or is "lost," hence the technique's name. Because the model disappears, each...
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Dr. Alan Peatfield, UCD 'Greek combat sports: from image to technique'.
Dr. Alan Peatfield, UCD 'Greek combat sports: from image to technique'.
Sport & Competition in Ancient Greece and Rome, 14-15 June 2012 British Museum.
The paper was presented by Dr. Hazel Dodge (TCD).
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Glassmaking Technique: Roman Mold-Blown Glass
Mold-blown glass is made by blowing hot glass into a mold made of clay, wood, or metal. The glass is forced against the inner surfaces of the mold and assumes its shape, together with any decoration that it bears. Watch a demonstration of...
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Entrance, The Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan
The façade and entrance into the rock-cut tombs of Ashkawt-i Qizqapan (Kurdish: The Cave of the Ravisher or the Cave of the Raped/Abducted Girl), which lies near Zarzi village and the Palaeolithic cave of Zarzi, Chemi Rezan Valley, Sulaymaniyah...