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The wall paintings of ancient Thera are famous frescoes discovered by Spyridon Marinatos at the excavations of Akrotiri on the Greek island of Santorini (or Thera). They are regarded as part of Minoan art , although the culture of Thera was somewhat different from that of Crete , and the political relationship between the two islands at the ...
Minoan art is the art produced by the Bronze Age Aegean Minoan civilization from about 3000 to 1100 BC, though the most extensive and finest survivals come from approximately 2300 to 1400 BC. It forms part of the wider grouping of Aegean art , and in later periods came for a time to have a dominant influence over Cycladic art .
The Minoan wall paintings at Tell el-Dab'a are of particular interest to Egyptologists and archaeologists.They are of Minoan style, content, and technology, but there is uncertainty over the ethnic identity of the artists.
Minoan: LM I: Heraklion: Part of the Procession Fresco, but not one of the figures proceeding from left to right; i.e., not on the same wall. Kilted males bearing pottery in procession from right to left. Evidence exists for only the figure carrying the conical cup extending from head to midriff, often called a rhyton. Dancing Lady: Knossos ...
Minoan art included elaborately decorated pottery, seals, figurines, and colorful frescoes. Typical subjects include nature and ritual. Minoan art is often described as having a fantastical or ecstatic quality, with figures rendered in a manner suggesting motion. Little is known about the structure of Minoan society.
The paint was applied swiftly while the wall plaster was still wet, so that the colours would be completely absorbed and would not fade. Through the frescoes, one can gain the sense of the character of Minoan life and art and the Minoan joie de vivre. [21]
The subject is common in Minoan art, one of a number depicting the handling of bulls. Arthur Evans, Keeper of the Ashmolean Museum, owner of the palace and director of excavation, presents the topic in Chapter III of his monumental work on Knossos and Minoan Civilization, Palace of Minos. There he calls the several frescos "The Taureador Frescos."
The Minoan wall paintings from Tell el-Dab’a therefore show that the early [9] 18th dynasty rulers were open to works and themes from the eastern Mediterranean. [10] The Hyksos and Minoan societies were in contact, potentially through itinerant artists who transferred Minoan technology to Tell el-Dab’a.