Fresco Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === Aegean civilizations === The oldest frescoes done in the ''buon fresco'' method date from the first half of the second millennium BCE during the [[Bronze Age]] and are to be found among [[Aegean civilizations]], more precisely [[Minoan art]] from the island of [[Crete]] and other islands of the [[Aegean Sea]]. The most famous of these, the ''[[Bull-Leaping Fresco]]'', depicts a sacred ceremony in which individuals jump over the backs of large bulls. The oldest surviving Minoan frescoes are found on the island of [[Santorini]] (classically known as Thera), dated to the Neo-Palatial period ({{Circa|1640β1600 BC}}). While some similar frescoes have been found in other locations around the Mediterranean basin, particularly in Egypt and Morocco, their origins are subject to speculation. Some art historians believe that fresco artists from Crete may have been sent to various locations as part of a trade exchange, a possibility which raises to the fore the importance of this art form within the society of the times. The most common form of ''fresco'' was [[Egypt]]ian wall paintings in [[tomb]]s, usually using the ''a secco'' technique. Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page