Über die Malerei der Alten: Ein Beitrag zur Geschichte der Kunst
Über die Malerei der Alten is a German art-history treatise on ancient painting, written by Andreas Riem and edited by Bernhard Rode, published in 1787 and held by Heidelberg University Library. Its plates show etched heads in profile, a standing draped figure, and a seated woman painting a vase, all in a learned Enlightenment manner aimed at artists and scholars. A designer might take from them the soft hatched shading of the etched heads and the crisp outline drawing of the classical figures, both useful for historical or antique-style work.
