#friezes
The Clemency of Augustus
François André Vincent (French; 1746–1816)
ca. 1787–88
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over traces of red chalk; perspective lines in graphite
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
The artist here depicts the concluding scene of Pierre Corneille’s 1641 play, Cinna
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The Mourning of Pallas
Anne Louis Girodet-Trioson (French; 1767–1824)
ca. 1790–93
Pen and brown ink, brush, and gray and brown wash, heightened with white
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Design for an illustration in Pierre Didot the Elder’s 1798 edition of the works of Virgil
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Adobe city of Chan Chan in northern Peru
Recovered from beneath the desert sands, this was the Chimu culture’s capital city - originally constructed around 850AD.
Image:Jorin Sievers
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