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Frescoes from Thera

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      In the recent excavations of Akrotiri, ancient Thera, there have been many frescoes discovered. Akrotiri is in the Cyclades chain of islands, located south- east of mainland Greece. A Fresco is made by applying paint to wet plaster, forming a permanent painting. Frescoes were used to decorate walls of buildings. They were usually very large and sometimes covered a whole wall. Frescoes were usually found in houses of members of the upper class. The frescoes were used to tell stories or depicted daily life of that time. The finding of these paintings in Akrotiri helped archaeologists learn about the life and culture of the Therans. These frescoes were found in such great condition due to the explosion of the volcano on the island of Santorini, which preserved the paintings under a layer of ash.

 

                                                                      

                                                                           

      

        

     The Young fisherman with his catch is one of the frescoes found in Akrotiri. It was recovered in the Cyclades on the volcanic island of Santorini. This well preserved painting shows a nude male fisherman holding his abundant catch in his hands. This nude figure is an early monumental study of the male body, which is a subject attempted by later Greek artists for centuries. This painting shows historians that the people of Thera were depended on the sea for daily life.

             

 

                                               [http://www.sacred-destinations.com/greece/images/santorini/akrotiri/resized/santorini-akrotiri-fresco-the-fisherman.jpg]

 

 

 

                                                 

                     This fresco depicts a young girl gathering saffron. Saffron had many uses back then, including dye or paint, spice, and medicine. This piece of art is important because it taught people a lot about their life back then. For example, it shows what a young girl would wear in those times, what she looked like, what they did. Her head is shaved, showing that she in unmarried. The painting is also very naturalistic, depicting the plant itself at least 4 times and the girl is literally in the act of gathering the saffron.

 [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/62/Saffron_gatherers_detail_Thera_Santorini.gif]

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                                       

          This fresco shows a scene of the Minoan harber of ships and the sea. The ships are all merchant or recreational, showing the a much more peaceful Minoan culture than the Athens enslaving kingdom the Greek mythology thought the Minoans of. The evidence of a peaceful kingdom can be seen by the lack of soldiers or any military naval ships.

 [http://www.artsales.com/ARTistory/Ancient_Ships/images/Santorini_Ship_Fresco_1.jpg]

 

     

 

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