greek-museums:Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki:Colourful details from the cemetery of Derveni (
greek-museums:Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki:Colourful details from the cemetery of Derveni (Ancient Lete)- where the Crater of Derveni was also found.Polychrome lekythos with an Eros seated on panther. Palmette crown with relief and painted decoration. It was set above the entrance of a grave monument. A polychrome female figure. Parts of a wall painting from a tomb. (4th-3rd century B.C)Great painters such as Apelles and Zeuxis, lived and worked in Ancient Macedonia, especially in the court of kings. The most important painter of the 5th century B.C was Polygnotos from the island of Thassos.The wall paintings or portable pictures that decorated ancient shrines, public buildings, private houses and public buildings did not survive*.However information about ancient painting in Macedonia comes from wall paintings preseved in tombs, and from traces of colour found on various works of arts.You can see some examples of macedonian funerary painting here. *A significant part of them was destroyed during Roman aggressions, or was moved along other works of art in Rome and elsewhere in current Italy. -- source link