hemicycle

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In 1854 he exhibited a huge canvas, called "The Age of Augustus," a picture suggested, perhaps, by the "Hemicycle" of his master Delaroche, on which he himself had painted.

From Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 8 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)

Delaroche's "Hemicycle" and his many historical tableaux are surely in the classic vein, however free they may seem in subject and treatment by contrast with the works of David and Ingres.

From French Art Classic and Contemporary Painting and Sculpture by Brownell, W. C. (William Crary)

Hemicycle, hem′i-sī-kl, n. a semicircle, a room with seats so arranged.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

Delaroche's famous Hemicycle, representing the great artists of every age, seventy-five figures larger than life, will be found in the theatre of the Mus�e des Antiquit�s entered from the second courtyard.

From The Story of Paris by Kimball, Katherine

Henriquel Dupont, that prince of engravers, was sending out wonderful proofs, such as Gustavus Vasa and the Hemicycle.

From Memoirs (Vieux Souvenirs) of the Prince de Joinville by Loyd, Lady Mary Sophia (Hely-Hutchinson)