Minoan Civilization

Fresco showing three women who were possibly Queens.

Minoan civilization had a heavy focus on artistic expression.  They are most famous for their Fresco artworks and the ornateness of even the most trivial objects.

A fresco found at the Minoan site of Knossos, indicating a sport or ritual of "bull leaping", the red skinned figure is a man and the two light skinned figures are women.

The collection of Minoan art is in the museum at Heraklion, on the North Shore of Crete.

The Romantic Era and the art it produced

The Raft of Medusa by Théodore Géricault

Liberty Leading the People, by Eugène Delacroix