At its core, art is a universal language that communicates ideas, beliefs, and emotions and transcends many barriers in the world. Furthermore, each person is influenced by their environment and therefore artwork is both a product and a producer of culture. And through visual representation alone, art has the power to convey information on the history, practices, and values of one’s civilization. Therefore, examining the historical significance of artwork can shed light on the culture of civilizations from the past, such as the culture of the Minoans and Vikings. Beginning with the fresco of bull leaping, it is clear that the Minoan civilization valued bull leaping as a sport and it significantly played a role in the Minoan’s culture.
