Monthly Archives: October 2017
Aegean Funeral Mask
The art pictured above is a funeral mask, crafted during the Prehistoric Aegean age around 1600 to 1500 B.C. This mask, which is made of beaten gold, was found by archeologist Heinrich Schliemann in a Mycenaean Grave Cirlce in Greece. … Continue reading
Temple of Hera I
This Temple for Hera was built around 550 BC. It is located at Paestum, which is south of Naples in Italy. It is generally referred to as Temple of Hera I to distinguish it from another temple that was dedicated … Continue reading
Landscape with Swallows (Spring Fresco)
On the walls of a ruined house on the island of Akrotiri survives a pleasant mural painting. Since 1650 B.C. it has preserved the ancient Cycladic view of nature. Nature is beautiful and vibrant, vast and intriguing. Wind travels through … Continue reading
Marine Style Octopus Jar
This ceramic jar painted with the image of an octopus was created around 1500 BC in Palaikastro, Crete. It is an example of the Marine Style, which was an expression of the Cretan love for nature. Being surrounded by water, … Continue reading
The Tomb of Tutankhamen and the Post-Amarna Period
(fig.1) (fig.2) Imagine a burial, greater than any other. The body, wrapped in scented linen, laid to rest under a grand monument. Riches upon riches decorating the tomb. Thus was the burial of the young Pharaoh, Tutankhamen. Though … Continue reading
Senmut with Princess Nefrua
Block statues became popular during the Middle and New Kingdoms of Ancient Egypt. This style kept the simplicity and rigidity of the Old Kingdom, but reduced the already limited complexity of form. These statues were intended as a place for … Continue reading
History of Western Art & Music 