Preller, Friedrich, 1804–78, German painter and etcher, professor at the Weimar Academy. He is best known for his Odyssey landscapes, a series of 16 encaustic paintings. Also notable are his T...

Pausias, fl. 1st half of 4th cent. B.C., Greek painter. He was celebrated for his decorative paintings, particularly in encaustic, a method which he is said to have invented. His most famous s...

Painting, direct application of pigment to a surface to produce by tones of color or of light and dark some representation or decorative arrangement of natural or imagined forms.See also artic...

Byzantine art and architecture, works of art and structures works produced in the city of Byzantium after Constantine made it the capital of the Roman Empire (A.D. 330) and the work done under...

Roman art, works of art produced in ancient Rome and its far-flung provinces. From the 7th to the 3d cent. B.C., Etruscan art flourished throughout central Italy, including Latium and Rome. It...