Minoan civilization art

“Minoan fresco from Knossos palace,16th c.BC.Crete,Greece.”

Left: Reproduction of the Ladies in Blue fresco from Knossos. Center: Priest King fresco restored. Right: reproduction of a woman carrying an ivory pyxis from Tiryns Minoan male and female dress, from mir-kostuma.com The most spectacular scenes of the daily lives of Minoans is seen in their fresco art. Many frescoes are so vivid and full of energy that you can't help but feel an affinity for them. From these scenes we are given accurate and colorful depictions of how the Minoans viewed…

Evans, Arthur J. 1921. The Palace of Minos: A Comparative Account of the Successive Stages of the Early Cretan Civilization as Illustrated by the Discoveries at Knossos, Vol. 1. pp. 544–6, fig

The left village from the Fleet Fresco, the village from which the ships departed.

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Minoan hair: Curly hair was associated with royalty and many did hair down with hair crowns with leafs and flowers in gold.

A close look at the reference periods of fashion, which is in a continuous cycle of development, change and turning back.

The Minoan civilization, famous for its luxurious palaces and works of art, heavily influenced the Mycenaean civilization, but their way of life, society and beliefs were quite different, and it shows in their art.