pinacoteca

(noun)

A picture gallery in ancient Greece or Rome.

Related Terms

  • caryatid
  • peplos

Examples of pinacoteca in the following topics:

  • The Propylaea and the Erechtheion

    • It was a pinacoteca, where large panel paintings were hung for public viewing.
  • Painting in the Greek High Classical Period

    • Panel paintings were usually done in encaustic or tempera and were displayed in the interior of public buildings, such as in the pinacoteca of the Propylaea of the Athenian Acropolis.
  • The Acropolis

    • It was a pinacoteca, where large panel paintings were hung for public viewing.
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