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Funerary Portrait Art

Funerary ArtAn Egyptian tour site has a wonderful gallery of Roman era funerary portrait art. The variety of images and unique faces more than make up for the lack of context or information on the site.
Seen here, a dead ringer for the guy who fixed my transmission last week.

  • http://www.planetsaturday.com/ Monongahela Monster

    The site is pretty stingy with supporting information… but the images are great- the faces are so common, and the handling of the brushwork is so familiar, that it’s hard to believe the period of the paintings is so remote.

  • http://www.planetsaturday.com Monongahela Monster

    The site is pretty stingy with supporting information… but the images are great- the faces are so common, and the handling of the brushwork is so familiar, that it’s hard to believe the period of the paintings is so remote.

  • http://10000pages.blogspot.com/ pixohammer

    The paintings feel so realistic, and the folks look so contemporary and alive.

  • http://10000pages.blogspot.com pixohammer

    The paintings feel so realistic, and the folks look so contemporary and alive.

  • http://www.arnjuice.com/ Polylerus

    I saw some originals at the reopened Getty Villa. Amazing stuff!

  • http://www.arnjuice.com Polylerus

    I saw some originals at the reopened Getty Villa. Amazing stuff!

  • http://artbonnie.com/sketchyblog/ bonnie

    More Art History in drawn!! Puts things in perspective. awesome.

  • http://artbonnie.com/sketchyblog/ bonnie

    More Art History in drawn!! Puts things in perspective. awesome.