Salvaged in the 1960’s, the Flotilla Fresco was discovered in a building that had been obscured under volcanic ash. This was due to a series of natural forces. The painting is a Fresco, which is a technique in art where the paint is applied on plaster that has not dried yet. There are many speculations of what the painting is portraying. From a commemoration celebrating a new sailing period, military ships, or a transit from Akrotiri to Crete. This painting is treated as one of the most beneficial resources in the discovery of what life was like on the island obscured in volcanic ash (Strasser, 2010: 2). Because Minoans had open rooms, breezeways, and open air altars, they painted their subjects to incorporate nature into their lives. Since the civilization was on an island, the subjects were usually marine life, ships, and beach scenes. The…
The Palace of Knossos- The Palace of Knossos was a place built on the island of Crete by King Minos around 1900 BC It was an elaborate place with five stories containing hundreds of rooms, plumbing, brightly colored paintings called frescoes, and thousands of storage jars. This palace was where large gatherings were held, things were stored, and the king lived. The Palace of Knossos is important when studying Greece History because it gives us insight into the lives of the Minoans. The…
films includes movies thathold subtle references and similar story lines to ancient myths, but often the writers of thesefilms will not market the movie as a mythological piece, and may alternatively claim them to beoriginal storylines. For this category, the recent 2012 film The Hunger Games, fits perfectly.Based on a novel by the same name written by Suzanne Collins, this film depicts a scene verysimilar to that of the Minoan King and his Minotaur. This story begins with the slaying of King…
There are a multitude of different mythological stories that take place throughout art history. Many of these stories are very well known for containing strong emotional and moral messages that are essential to each one of them. They are used to comprehend and give an explanation as to why things are the way they are, or how they came to be. For example, the reasoning behind how deserts were created was due to Phaethon driving his father’s sun chariot, essentially burning certain parts of the…
never knew love or friendship or desire ,so he never had the chance to explore that human side of himself. If the minotaur was able to live a somewhat normal life. If his mother could have given him the nourishment that he needed perhaps he could have been looked at as a protector. Perhaps he could have protected his people from King Minos and his wrath. Perhaps he could have had a normal life and fell in love. He could have been looked to as a god from the people of Crete. So if the…
was imprisonment in the famous maze known as the Labyrinth, designed by the legendary architect Daedalus and his son Icarus. This monster became a symbol of the dominance of Crete to Athens. Pasiphae King Minos wife in love with this bull she maintained relationship with him and gave birth to the Minotaur, The King thought he can maintain this beast to be tamed told him he was wrong, he lit the evil monster to the max and the disease kills from approaching him the most egregious ways, it was…
A variety of mythological stories take place throughout art history, many of which are well known for containing strong emotional and moral messages. The stories are used to teach a moral lesson or understand why things are a certain way, or how they came to be. For example, deserts were created when Phaethon was driving his father’s sun chariot, essentially burning certain parts of the earth such as Africa to form deserts. Similarly, each phenomenon has a meaning or message behind it which is…
Art Organizational Analysis Paper There is such diversity located within Los Angeles that can be seen through the history and current times. Many people, in the community, however do not know the history or cultures of LA and one way to that is to visit museums. All museums have a purpose and mission statement set to bring the guest understanding or guideline on their collection of works. With the field trips into Los Angeles the two museums, Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) and the Japanese…
enhance it. The power and mystery of the new technology mesmerized people, images on the screen were often assumed to be truth including inaccurate representations of races. It even says how the rising of the motion picture industry by Oscar Michauex (who tries to uplift the races) becomes a new direction, the movement away from the division of the society and the portray Africans Americans with dignity and respect unlike the stereotypes of popular motion movies. Fred Davies (2005),…
various changes in history that influenced the development of the footnote. Grafton chose this unique chronology in order to help him reveal to the reader “where, when, and why historians adopted [the footnote’s] distinctive form of narrative architecture.” In choosing a non-linear chronology, Grafton is not constrained by the need to show the evolution of the footnote from a single, “primitive” form to the modern form used today. Rather, he is able to show the history of the footnote as a web…