Mycenaean Frescoes: The Wall Paintings of Mycenae
Mycenaean frescoes are the painted wall decorations that once covered the Bronze Age palaces of mainland Greece, the citadel of Mycenae among them. Painters spread mineral colours over wet lime plaster in a technique carried across from the Minoans of Crete, filling halls, corridors and shrines with bright scenes. Their palette ran to red, blue, … Read more