Aegean Art

Discover the art of ancient Aegean civilizations.

Learn about ancient Aegean art.

The Aegean Sea, with its many islands, was the cradle of pre-Hellenic civilization. A widely diffused culture had appeared in the Cycladic archipelago by the middle of the third millennium bc.

What kind of art would you make if you lived on islands? What kind of structures would you build? The people who lived in the Aegean islands were creative and learned diverse skills. In this lesson, we'll explore ancient Aegean art and architecture.

19th century archaeologists sought evidence for Homer's epic poems. Instead they uncovered bronze-age art of the Cyclades, the Minoans, and the Mycenaeans.

The Aegean Civilization of the Grecian islands was comprised of three different cultures: the Cycladic, the Minoan, and the Mycenaean. The Cycladic, Minoan and Mycenaean cultures are all highly unique; their work ranges from triangular, almost abstract depictions of form, to breezy depictions of nature, to sturdy architectural innovations for their citadels. Cycladic Art, 3000-1600 B.C.E....

Aegean Art (c.2600-1100 BCE): History of Early Greek Culture on the Cyclades, Crete, Mycenae in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Early Cycladic Art is divided into three periods (EC I (2800-2500 BCE), EC II (2500-2200 BCE), and EC III (2200-2000 BCE)), the art is by no means strictly confined to one of these periods, and in some cases, even representative of more than one of the Cycladic islands.

The purpose of this site is to increase appreciation and understanding for the visual arts. The history of art and its role through time is given special importance and attention through the various essays and articles we have compiled.

The Neolithic and Bronze Age Cycladic sculptures and figurines of the Cycladic Islands of Greece in the Aegean Sea. The Neolithic and Bronze Age Cycladic sculpture figurines present an intriguing archaeology link between 'prehistoric art' and Western art.

Minoan art crete ancient pottery architecture sculpture painting fresco metal gold.

Learn more about Minoan painting in the Boundless open textbook.

Clan after clan poured out from the ship and huts onto the plain...innumerable as the leaves and blossoms in their season...the Athenians...the men of Argos and Tiryns of the Great Walls...troops from the great stronghold of Mycenae, from wealthy Corinth...from Knossos...Phaistos..and the other troops that had their homes in Crete of the Hundred Towns.

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