@oneminutearthistory: Mycenaean Lady (c. 13th century B.C.) A fresco (here: buon fresco) is a type of art in which pigment is mixed with wet lime plaster, and then used to paint a wall or ceiling. This fresco fragment’s original earthy tones have survived quite well. Here we see a woman, probably a goddess, holding a necklace which she may have just accepted as a gift or offering. She smiles slightly, and may be looking at the item’s giver. Overtop a tight-fitting blouse she wears a colorful bodice. Her hairstyle and accessories may also resemble what was popular at the time. This painting was recovered from the acropolis at Mycenae, where it was painted on an inner citadel wall in the late Bronze Age. Ancient Greek fresco-painting began in Crete several centuries earlier, and there are clear stylistic links between island art and the mainland style we see here. What do you think of this fresco? #art #arthistory #athens #greece #ancientgreece

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