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| Keywords: Fayum--52.jpg Distemper painting on wooden panel of Two brothers from the Fayum Egypt 2nd c A D Cairo Egyptian Museum Portrait painting arises from the mummy portrait tradition in Egypt but removed from context because of an association with the Roman portrait busts While most examples are from the Fayum in Egypt we assume that this is perhaps typical of portrait painting elsewhere and still Graeco-Roman in its aesthetic The technique of distemper on wood used pigments mixed with a casein milk protein binder and the effect was a flat thin color more associated with frescos than the expressive potentials of encaustic painting http //www hp uab edu/image_archive/ule/ulel html century 2 anonimous PD-Art Fayum mummy portraits Ancient Egyptian paintings in the Cairo Egyptian Museum Egypt in the 2nd century Files uploaded by Shakko from various sources Round portraits of men Male couples in art | ||||
