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 The Minoan Prince of Lilies fresco is similar to Egyptian figures, but the flowing hair creates a sense of movement.  The 15th-century B.C.E. "bull leaping" fresco illustrates a common, yet daring, Minoan activity.  This fresco of a blue bird was painted in the House of the Frescoes, located a little northwest of the palace at Knossos.  This painting of a Greek Muse's graceful tune is right in step with the moving Minoan frescoes. | ||
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RATINGS: Sites are rated from 1 owl (good) to a high of 5 owls. Read more- The Fresco
What exactly is a fresco, anyway? This site describes what frescoes are, how they are made, who made them, when they were first developed, and how they are used today. Find a long list of links to fresco artists of the Renaissance and great pictures of frescoes throughout the ages.
- Bureaucrats and Barbarians: The Minoans
Buried for nearly two millennia, the Minoan civilization was regarded as the stuff of myth and legend prior to the 19th century. Thanks to the discovery of the palace of King Minos at Knossos, a rich reservoir of material gives archaeologists knowlege about Minoan culture. The world civilizations internet classroom from Washington State University presents an illustrated examination of these people from the past whose palace still remains largely intact.
Minoan Visual Culture Read about the bull-jumping and cat-hunting frescoes.
- The Prehistoric Archaeology of the Aegean
Dartmouth University presents an online lecture series, complemented by numerous images, of the Aegean world from c. 2000-1200 B.C.E. Topics range from the earliest evidence of civilization to detailed chapters on the art and architecture of the legendary Minoan, Mycenaean, and Cycladic cultures.Late Minoan Painting A detailed examination of Minoan pottery, frescoes, and other representational art.Akrotiri and the Santorini Volcano
- Excavations of Akrotiri
In 1967, the archaeologist Pro Spyros Marinatos began to dig up the ancient city of Akrotiri. His excavation confirmed his suspicion that a volcano, not an earthquake, had destroyed the city. The ash preserved much of the remains, including numerous house frescoes. Dilos.com, a Greek culture website, offers an illustrated history of Akrotiri, and asks the as-yet-unanswerable question, where did all the people go?
Aegean Frescoes
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