Historia Naturalis, 35.124 (40)

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Text Category
Literature: prose
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Reference
Historia Naturalis, 35.124 (40)
Quotation
idem et lacunaria primus pingere instituit, nec camaras ante eum taliter adornari mos fuit;
Part of Speech
Verb (compound) (passive)
Type of Thing Ornamented
Architecture: Architectural Element
Object/ Person Ornamented
panelled ceilings of cameras ("arched roofs", or more simply "rooms, chambers") (presumably in homes, but also potentially in public buildings)
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Visual Work: Painting: Wall Painting
Medium/a Ornamenting
Ceiling painting by ancient master painter Pausias (mostly of children and miniatures)
Person Engaged in Act of Ornamenting
Pausias
Item Identifier
A00286
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Derived directly from text