The Cyclades is a group of about thirty small islands in the Aegean Sea.
3200–1050 B.C.E.
The Cyclades is a group of about thirty small islands in the Aegean Sea.
3200–1050 B.C.E.
What is Cycladic art?
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The people of the ancient Aegean were great seafarers and traders, talented potters, painters, jewelers, weavers and carvers of stone.
The ancient Cycladic islands are perhaps best known for the elegant, small-scale marble sculptures—nearly all of women—known as Cycladic Figurines.
Hidden under volcanic ash for millennia, the beautiful frescoes in the houses of Akrotiri were recently unearthed.
Modern artists fell in the love with these abstract 5000 year old sculptures—but what was their real meaning?
Bank of America's Masterpiece Moment
Crafted in the 16th century, this pair of six-panel screens is painted in ink on paper and showcases both Yamato-e and Chinese painting styles. The work features pine trees―a typical Japanese motif―and it has beautifully captured the richness of a Japanese landscape.