For over two thousand years, successive societies forged the civilization of ancient Greece. From the early societies of the ...

Today, when one thinks of the origin of sports and athletic competitions, the ancient Greeks often come to mind. Although ...

According to Bo, images of similar vessels are found in the frescoes of ancient Egyptian ... and a symbol of the peak of Minoan pottery art. A clay boat model from 2600 to 2300 BC illustrates ...

As the cradle of the Mediterranean civilization, Crete gave birth to the Minoan culture, and the magnificent architecture, exquisite frescoes ... Co-organized with the Art Institute of Chicago ...

Curiously, these scenes never appear in frescoes, unlike in later Mycenaean art. Still, Minoan frescoes remain steadfastly peaceful, even as power shifted. After 1450 BC, Crete came under Mycenaean ...

INTERVIEW Maro Gorky talks about misognist art school tutors ... her dark eyes and strong features reminding him of “a Minoan fresco”. There’s a peacefulness that comes from this sense ...

Painter Milford Zornes and his students created the “Ramona”-themed art, but in the 1970s it was partly painted over. A ...

The Bronze Age in ancient Greece was a pivotal era that laid the foundation for the rich tapestry of Hellenic civilization.

Minoan civilization, one of Europe's earliest Bronze Age civilizations, is renowned for its grand palace architecture, exquisite frescoes and unique writing systems. The exhibition will run from ...

The interior of the building is covered in 70-year-old fresco murals that encourage some in the state's art community to describe it as “Maine's Sistine Chapel.” The murals were painted by artists in ...

(AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) This photo shows a detail of a fresco painted by a member of the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture on a wall at the South Solon Meeting House, Sunday ...