painting; Achilles and Centaure Chiron, after an antique fresco

"Here is portrayed three Moods of the Sky and the effects on the Fish and Animals. Sharks and Turtles come to the Surface when it is Raining. Wallabies and Kangaroos are out feedin...

The motif of the fresco is possibly an interior from Carl Wilhelmson’s villa in Fiskebäskil (the building was completed in 1913), which depicts one of the family members from a vie...

Polyxena, with whom Achilles fell in love, was the younger daughter of Priam and Hecuba, the king and queen of Troy. She was partly responsible for Achilles’ death, having promised...

The Royal Chapel of St Casimir in Vilnius Cathedral is the masterpiece of Lithuanian Baroque. Beside expressive paintings there are two huge frescoes decorating its eastern and wes...

In December 1577 a fire broke out on the ground floor of the Doge’s Palace in Venice, resulting in serious damage to the decoration, walls, ceilings and furnishings of various room...

Cup mouth; narrow neck; wide, sloping shoulder; vertical band handle from neck to shoulder; cylindrical body, tapering downwards; stepped disc base. Clay misfired to grey; black gl...