In ancient Greece and Rome, a pinacotheca was a picture gallery. From Wordnik.com. [Stars and Stripes] Reference
The pinacotheca of this building was a complete musaeum of all the curiosities of art and nature; and there were public schools for all the sciences. From Wordnik.com. [Travels through France and Italy] Reference
Landscape, on the other hand, illustrated nothing, represented no important event deserving of record, and was thus totally without significance in a Grecian temple or pinacotheca. From Wordnik.com. [Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life] Reference
But Aulus began to walk with long steps over the mosaic of the pinacotheca. From Wordnik.com. [Quo Vadis: a narrative of the time of Nero] Reference
Many consider the north wing of the Acropolis 'Propylaea, with its paintings, the original pinacotheca. From Wordnik.com. [Stars and Stripes] Reference
The artistic spirit shown in the whole plan and decoration of the new pinacotheca is worthy of admiration. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 15: Tournely-Zwirner] Reference
The old general gave command to prepare his litter at once; meanwhile, shutting himself up with Pomponia in the pinacotheca adjoining the oecus, he said to her, -- "Listen to me, Pomponia. From Wordnik.com. [Quo Vadis: a narrative of the time of Nero] Reference
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