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15 07, 2017

Minotaur – the Labyrinth – Greek mythology

By |2020-04-26T20:52:54-07:00July 15th, 2017|Greeks, Literature|Comments Off on Minotaur – the Labyrinth – Greek mythology

Pasiphae holds the baby Minotaur Pasiphae and Minos Once upon a time on the island of Crete, maybe about 1325 BC, Europa's son Minos became the king of Crete, and his wife was [...]

25 05, 2017

What is fresco painting? History of Art

By |2019-06-16T17:07:09-07:00May 25th, 2017|Art, History|Comments Off on What is fresco painting? History of Art

Fresco painting from Thera, Greece (about 1600 BC) Why are they called frescos? Fresco is the Italian word for "fresh", and that's because painters do fresco painting on fresh, wet plaster [...]

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