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Landscape with Shallows (Spring Fresco) from Akrotiri, Thera; Cycladic (Style) Aegean, 1650 BCE (17th century BCE) National Archaological Museum, Athens 1st Pure Landscape
Characteristics: Nature itself is the sole subject, although the artist's aim wasn't to render the rocky island terrain realistically, but rather to capture the landscape's essence & to express joy in the splendid surroundings
Significance: first fresco to have been found perfectly preserved & still standing in its original installed position.
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Marine Style Octopus Jar Crete, Greece Minoan (Style) 1500 BCE (16th century BCE) 11"
Characteristics: The tentacles of the octopus reach out over the curving surfaces of the vessel, embracing the piece & emphasizing its volume. - More muted in tone but the Late Minoan artist also reversed the earlier scheme & placed dark silhouettes on a light ground. |
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Lion Gate
Mycenaean (Style)
1300 BCE (14th century BCE)
- Bronze Age - main entrance of the Bronze Age citadel of Mycenae, southern Greece - northwest side of the Acropolis - The Lion Gate is the sole surviving monumental piece of Mycenaean sculpture, as well as the largest sculpture in the prehistoric Aegean. - 1876 Heinrich Schliemann - Monumental entrance to citadel; influenced by Minoan column with two lionesses |
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Warrior Vase - 1 ' 4" high -National Archaelogical Museum, Athens -1200 BCE (13th century BCE) -Ceramic (Material) -Mycenean (from Mycenae, Greece) Subject: Woman bids farewell to the column of heavily armed soldiers moving away from her Characteristics: -The painting on this vase has no indication of setting & lacks the landscape elements that characterized earlier Minoan/Mycenaean art. - All the soldiers also repeat the same pattern. |
