Pinacotheca
A pinacotheca (Latin
fresco painting, the fact that there is no trace of preparation for stucco on the walls implies that the paintings were easel
pictures. The Romans adopted the term for the room in a private house containing pictures, statues, and other works of art.
In the modern world the word is often used as a name for a public
old masters), Neue Pinakothek (19th century) and Pinakothek der Moderne. The Pinacotheca, Melbourne, was a gallery for avant-garde art from 1967 to 2002. At Hallbergmoos
, near Munich Airport, there was the Pinakothek Hallbergmoos (20th and 21st century) between 2010 and 2014.
See also
References
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Pinacotheca". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 21 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 616.
- J. G. Frazer(1898)
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