- etruscan red
- noun
Usage: often capitalized E: a grayish reddish orange that is slightly darker than hyacinth red, yellower and darker than Persian melon, and duller than light persimmon
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ETRUSCAN RED FIGURE POTTERY (CERAMICA A FIGURE ROSSE ETRUSCA) — A local imitation of Greek red figure (red ground figures showing through from black surrounds), which follows the black figure toward the middle of the fifth century BC. Vulci, Orvieto, and later Falerii Veteres in the Faliscan area appear to … Historical Dictionary of the Etruscans
ETRUSCAN ART — Etruscan art has traditionally been seen as a passive eclectic reflection of external influences, situated awkwardly between the Phoenician, Greek, and Roman worlds. Innovative reassessment by a small group of scholars has examined the… … Historical Dictionary of the Etruscans
ETRUSCAN PAINTING — The two best sources of Etruscan painting are on pottery and on the walls of tombs. The stylistic influence on the pottery is reflected in their nomenclature and their chronology: Etrusco geometric, Etrusco Corinthian, Etruscan black figure,… … Historical Dictionary of the Etruscans
Red-figure pottery — Red figure vase painting is one of the most important styles of figural Greek vase painting. It developed in Athens around 530 BC and remained in use until the late 3rd century BC. It replaced the previously dominant style of Black figure vase… … Wikipedia
ETRUSCAN ARCHITECTURE — Etruscan architecture is not fully understood today, given that Etruscan civilization predates Roman culture, and therefore Etruscan ruins very often lie beneath Roman ruins in modern day Italy. Beginning in the Bronze Age, Villanovans lived… … Historical Dictionary of Architecture
Etruscan language — Infobox Language name=Etruscan nativename=mechl Rasnal familycolor=Isolate states=Ancient Etruria region=Italian Peninsula extinct=1st century AD family=Tyrrhenian iso2=und|iso3=ettThe Etruscan language was spoken and written by the Etruscan… … Wikipedia
ETRUSCAN WOMEN — In the literary sources, Etruscan women had the reputation of much greater freedom than other major groups in classical antiquity, a view that is overlaid by a moralistic comparison of Latin and Etruscan women from the perspective of… … Historical Dictionary of the Etruscans
ETRUSCAN BLACK FIGURE POTTERY (CERAMICA A FIGURE NERE ETRUSCA) — A local imitation of Greek black figure pottery (black figures on red ground), which follows the Etrusco Corinthian style toward the middle of the sixth century BC. The first productions seem to be centered on Vulci and include groups defined… … Historical Dictionary of the Etruscans
etruscan ware — noun Usage: usually capitalized E : a black ware ornamented with encaustic colors chiefly in red and white and invented by Josiah Wedgwood and patented by him in 1770 * * * a black ceramic ware ornamented in encaustic colors, developed by Josiah… … Useful english dictionary
GREEK RED FIGURE POTTERY — A technique of pottery decoration invented in Athens about 525 BC. The technique involved the painting of an outline with added linear detail and the background filled with black, and was thus the reverse of Greek black figure pottery.… … Historical Dictionary of the Etruscans
