Rise of Sculpture after the Samnite War 449, 450 Importations of Statues from Greece 451 Coponius 452 Portrait Sculpture 453-455 Iconic Statues 453 The Horses of St. Mark’s 454 Shortcomings of Roman Reliefs 456, 457 Historical Representations 457-459 Trajan’s Column 458 The Arch of Titus 459 The Monument of Antoninus Pius 460 The Degeneration of Sculpture 461 Portraiture 461, 462 The Arch of Constantine 463 PAINTING. The Earliest Paintings by Greek Artists. The Temple of Ceres 464 Fabius Pictor 464, 465 Pacuvius and Metrodoros 465 Battle-scenes 465, 466 Panel-painting. Collections 466 Wall Decorations after the Alexandrian Fashion 466-470 The Golden House of Nero 467 Landscapes. Architectural Ornamentation 468, 469 Mosaics 470, 471 From Herculaneum and Pompeii 471 Conclusion 471, 472 The Christian Paintings of the Catacombs 472 GLOSSARY 473 INDEX 479 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. EGYPT. FIGURE PAGE 1. The Pyramids of Gizeh 1 2. The Great Pyramid of Gizeh. Section N. and S., looking West 6 3. Section of the Great Pyramid of Saccara 9 4. The Pyramid of Meydoun 10 5. Southern Stone Pyramid of Dashour 11 6. Section of the Middle Pyramid of Abousere 13 7. Egyptian Wall-painting. Transport of a Colossus 14 8. Section and Plan of the Northernmost Rock-cut Tomb at Beni-hassan 15 9. Second Rock-cut Tomb at Beni-hassan 16 10. Pier Decoration from the Tombs of Sauiet-el-Meytin 17 11. Lotos-column of Beni-hassan 18 12. Column from Sedinga 19 13. Lotos-columns from Thebes 20 14. Calyx Capital from Carnac 21 15. Capitals from Edfou 22 16. Osiris Pier 23 17. Royal Grave near Thebes 24 18. Southern Temple of Carnac 25 19. Temple of Edfou 26