Tbe  mit  md  lut  eueatial  ttcp  tovardi  the
Itan  deTelopment  or  cMabliibment  of  the  an  of
pajpthig  {iftypafla,)  <n>  the  proper  applintion  of
lool  auonn  m  aeeoidasee  vith  DitnTe.  Thii  ia,
faaweier,  quite  a  diatinct  pcoceaa  from  the  timple
uplieatiDn  of  a  rariety  of  cfJonn  before  light  and
aoade  went  ptnerly  midertiaod,  allhan^h  each  ob-

emaf  hare  had  iti  own  abaohile  colour.     The
c^oor  of  an  object  ii  tbe  coloot  or  appearance


■odenrtoad  nnU  a  nrj  late  period,  but  there
1m  oc^aaiiin  to  apeak  of  Ihii  hereafter.  Probabl;
Bttmaiiu  of  Atbena,  and  certainlj-  Cimon  *  ef
Cleome,  beh»iged  to  the  claaa  of  ancient  telra-
cbramiala  or  pdychnmiat^  for  painting  in  a  lariety
ef  (olonra,  witbont  a  due  or  at  leaat  a  partial  ob-
Mrrasca  rf  &»  Uwi  rf  light  and  (bade,  ti  limplj
pfdyehroiij  ;  and  a  pictnro  of  Ihii  latter  deacrip-
tion  ia  a  much  mom  aimple  eSbrt  than  the  rndcat
fBCma  rf  tbe  nranochnm  in  cluaioiCDiD.  There  an
a  finr  example*  of  thii  kind  of  poljcbront  npon  the
moat  ancient  Taie*.  In  the  vorka  of  Eumama  of
Atfaena,  hoveier,  there  mtat  have  been  aome  at-
tentjon  to  light  and  thade,  and  in  thoM  rf  CimiHi
of  CleoDae  lUU  more.
