The Power of Narrative Painting Much has been written about Jacopo Ligozzi’s Christ Carrying the Cross, a dramatic narrative portrayal of Christ surrounded by his persecutors and onlookers on the way to Calvary. I did not understand the power of this painting until studying the enlarged details in the face of Christ. With close proximity,…
Category: Ancient Rome
Amphoriskos: Northern Italian Trio (1st century AD)
Amphoriskos Place of origin: Northern Italy Date: Mid-Third quarter of A.D. 1st century Medium: Clear blue glass Via: theancientwayoflife
Frescoe With Wounded Aeneas, 1st Century AD
Fresco depicting Iapyx removing an arrowhead from Aeneas’ thigh. Venus stands over, while beside Aeneas stands his young son Ascanius. 1st century CE (between 45 and 79 AD), from Pompeii. (Naples National Archaeological Museum). Source: Ancient History Encyclopedia Image Credit: This image was first published on Flickr. Original image by Carole Raddato. Uploaded by…
At Sunnyside - Where Truth and Beauty Meet 