gardenvarietycrime:“The flowers kept appearing, so vivid in such scintillating colours (Venetian red
gardenvarietycrime:“The flowers kept appearing, so vivid in such scintillating colours (Venetian red the lilies, golden-yellow their stems) that many distinguished visitors thought Perrakis was not uncovering the flowers but painting them. The room was instantly named: The «Lilies Room».”– Spyridon Marinatos, Excavations at Thera IV -- source link
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