The central challenge of history painting lay in selecting a particular subject that could engage the heart and instruct the mind. Grand settings and symbolic accessories proved the artist’s grasp of perspective depth and still-life draftsmanship. Compositions and color schemes had to be carefully conceived to accentuate the principal characters and to clarify the meanings of the incidents. National Gallery
Italy's Egyptian museum in Turin reopens after 'pharaonic' five-year renovation
A visitor looks at Maya's Chapel at the Museu Egizio (Egyptian Museum) in Turin, the only museum other than the Cairo Museum that is dedicated solely to ancient Egypt art and culture on March 31, 2015. The museum unveiled its expanded and renovated premises on March 31, after being closed for five years. AFP PHOTO / MARCO BERTORELLO.
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