...to have discovered the art six thousand years before it reached Greece is obviously an idle boast,1 while among the Greeks some say that it was first discovered at Sicyon, others at Corinth. All however agree that painting began with the outlining of a man's shadow....

...The claim of the Egyptians to have discovered the art six thousand years before it reached Greece is obviously an idle boast, while among the Greeks some...still in vogue, received the name of monochrome." ressemblance to clotted blood. In some cases, however, it would seem that the ochre was used less abundantly...

...The claim of the Egyptians to have discovered the art six thousand years before it reached Greece is obviously an idle boast, while among the Greeks some...still in vogue, received the name of monochrome." originally applied as war-paint or body-decoration by the living man. Tattooing the skin with red,...