Dolphin Fresco - Heraklion Archaeological Museum
Knossos, Palace. 1600 - 1450 BC The Dolphin Fresco is a magnificent seascape as well as a decorative masterpiece. Two dolphins are shown swimming among small blue, yellow and pink fish. The light blue background with a darker blue net pattern represents the iridescent surface of …
Dolphin Fresco, Knossos, Crete - World History Encyclopedia
Apr 26, 2012 · A detail of the dolphin fresco, the Minoan palace of Knossos, Crete, (1700-1450 BCE)
List of Aegean frescos - Wikipedia
A miniature fresco showing the facade of the Tripartite Shrine bordering on the Central Court of the palace at Knossos, surrounded by men in a red wash background and some women in an ivory background.
The Frescos of Knossos | History and Archaeology Online
Sep 11, 2021 · The palace of Knossos represents the full spectrum of Minoan civilisation’s fresco styles. Its frescos depict religious festivals and rituals, Minoan sports and decorative patterns and motifs. The frescos of Knossos also give us an insight into Minoan fashions and what the Minoan people looked like.
Dolphin Fresco
The Dolphin Fresco is a magnificent seascape as well as a decorative masterpiece. Two dolphins are shown swimming among small blue, yellow and pink fish. The light blue background with a darker blue net pattern represents the iridescent surface of the sea.
Palace at Knossos: Dolphins fresco in Queen’s Megaron
Jul 18, 2017 · The image shows the famous Dolphins Fresco mounted on the wall of a structure known as the Queen’s Megaron (i.e., queen’s apartment)located on the archaeological site of Knossos in Crete, Greece. It belonged to the Minoans, a mysterious culture that flourished in Crete more than 4000 years ago.
The dolphins of Knossos – theartwolf
Located in the Bath Hall -where such aquatic motifs were very suitable-, the “Fresco of the Dolphins” is -as well as the “Fresco of the Partridges”- an fascinating masterpiece, either for its undeniable decorative value and for its remarkable effect of movement.
The Ancient Knossos Palace in Crete: Guide to a Minoan Wonder
Nov 13, 2024 · The vibrant Dolphin Fresco located in the so-called Queen’s Megaron (a name assigned by archaeologist Arthur Evans), demonstrating the Minoan artists’ skill in portraying marine life The Ancient Palace of Knossos, Crete, Greece.
Dolphin fresco - Palace of Knossos
A focus on an specific artefact from Knossos. Evans reconstituted the frescos, which means painted on a panel made of plaster of Paris which had actual plaster fragments among it.
Dolphin Fresco from Knossos – Ancient-Greece.org
Dolphin Fresco from Knossos Found in a lightwell at the east end of the Queen’s Megaron in the Palace of Knossos. Exhibited at the Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Crete, Greece.