Cretan Collection

A Salonique; Miliciens cretois don't la tenue toute noire est curieuse, 1916. Creator: Unknown
A Salonique; Miliciens cretois don't la tenue toute noire est curieuse, 1916. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 1" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Les evenements d'orient; Le 31 aout, la capitaine grec Sarris annonce la constitution de la Ligue d Creator
Les evenements d'orient; Le 31 aout, la capitaine grec Sarris annonce la constitution de la Ligue de la Defense nationale, 1916

Les evenements d'orient; Les chefs militaires du mouvement national, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Les evenements d'orient; Les chefs militaires du mouvement national, 1916. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 1" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

The Ten Martyrs of Crete, between 1668 and 1800. Creator: Cretan School
The Ten Martyrs of Crete, between 1668 and 1800

Saint Anthony. Creator: Cretan School
Saint Anthony

Lamentation over the dead Christ, between 1600 and 1625. Creator: Cretan School
Lamentation over the dead Christ, between 1600 and 1625

The Mother of God Glycophilousa, between 1500 and 1520. Creator: Cretan School
The Mother of God Glycophilousa, between 1500 and 1520

Saint George slaying the dragon and scenes from his life, between 1700 and 1750. Creator: Cretan School
Saint George slaying the dragon and scenes from his life, between 1700 and 1750

Saint George slaying the dragon and scenes from his life, between 1700 and 1750. Creator: Cretan School
Saint George slaying the dragon and scenes from his life, between 1700 and 1750

Saint John the Hermit and scenes from his life, between 1600 and 1700. Creator: Cretan School
Saint John the Hermit and scenes from his life, between 1600 and 1700

Saint Cosmas and Saint Damian, between 1500 and 1600. Creator: Cretan School
Saint Cosmas and Saint Damian, between 1500 and 1600

Saint Onuphrius, between 1500 and 1600. Creator: Cretan School
Saint Onuphrius, between 1500 and 1600

Saint Nicolas, between 1500 and 1600. Creator: Cretan School
Saint Nicolas, between 1500 and 1600

Women in Blue, fresco in the Palace of Knossos

Cretan fresco of a monkey and papyrus, 16th-14th century BC
Cretan fresco of a monkey and papyrus from the Minoan royal palace at Knossos, 16th-14th century BC

The Troubles in Crete--Insurgents in a mountain fastness on the look-out for the Turkish troops, Creator: Unknown
The Troubles in Crete--Insurgents in a mountain fastness on the look-out for the Turkish troops, 1890. From " The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 41. January to June, 1890

Icon with the Virgin and Child, c. 1500. Creator: Unknown
Icon with the Virgin and Child, c. 1500

Textile patterns and fresco fragments from Crete, Greece, (1928). Creator: Unknown
Textile patterns and fresco fragments from Crete, Greece, (1928). 1700-1400 B.C...Two textile patterns from the Procession Fresco at Cnossos [Knossos], about 1550-1400 B.C

Bullfighting, fresco in the palace of Knossos

Old Harbour, Rethymnon, Crete, Greece

Bastion walls, the Fortezza, Rethymnon, Crete, Greece. The Fortezza is a fortress built by the Venetians, who ruled Crete from 1204 until the Ottoman Turks conquered the island in the mid 17th

Venetian lighthouse and the ferry to Piraeus, Rethymnon, Crete, Greece. Much of the town of Rethymnon was built by the Venetians, who ruled Crete from 1204 until the mid 17th century

Old Harbour at night, Rethymnon, Crete, Greece

Fishing boats in the harbour, Plakias, Crete, Greece

Harbour, Plakias, Crete, Greece

Hannibal requesting the Cretan Priests to become his Bankers, 1852. Artist: John Leech
Hannibal requesting the Cretan Priests to become his Bankers, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]

Candia, 1838. From A Display of the Naval Flags of All Nations. Collected from the Best Authorities. [Fisher, Son, & Co. London, 1838]

Early Cretan libation vessel, found at Knossos, 1933-1934. Discovered by Sir Arthur Evans. The bulls head is made of soapstone, inlaid with rock crystal and shell

Events in Crete, 1896. Artist: Frederic Lix
Events in Crete, 1896. An insurrection in Crete led to large-scale violence between Muslims and Christians, a proclamation by the rebels of union with Greece

Comic relief, Egyptian Limestone, Herakles and the Cretian Bull, 4th century

Detail of a bull sacrfice from a Cretan sarcophagus, 16th century BC
Detail of a bull sacrfice from a Cretan sarcophagus, found at Aghia Triada near Phaestos, 16th century BC

Italian earthenware plate with an image of Hercules and the Cretan bull, 16th century
Italian (Verbino) earthenware plate with an image of Hercules and the Cretan bull, one of his twelve labours. from the Victoria and Albert Museums collections collection, 16th century

Greek sculpture of the Lady of Auxerre, 7th century BC
An archaic sculpture of the Lady of Auxerre, made of limestone, 7th century BC

Reconstructed balustrade west front of the Palace of Knossos, Crete, c1400 BC. Knossos was the capital of the Minoan civilization, which flourished on Crete from c3000-c1100 BC

Gold pendant from the Aegina treasure, 17th century BC
Gold pendant from the Aegina treasure, showing a deity holding two water birds. It shows both Cretan and Egyptain influences, and was probably made in Crete

Mycenaean gold seal-ring, 17th-12th century BC
Mycenaean gold seal-ring from Shaft Grave IV at Myceneae, Greece. It shows a warrior fighting three enemies, and is apparently influenced by Cretan work, 17th-12th century BC

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