Crete Collection

Nikolakis Mitropoulos. From Voyage a Athenes et a Constantinople, 1825. Private Collection

The Blue Bird fresco from Knossos, 17th-14th century BC
The Blue Bird fresco from the Minoan royal palace at Knossos, now at the Archaeological Museum in Heracleion, 17th-14th century BC

The Saffron-Gatherer Fresco from Minoan Royal Palace, Knossos, Crete. c15th century BC. At Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, Crete

Fisherman, fresco from the island of Thera (Thira)

Minoan fresco showing a boy with fishes, 20th century
Minoan fresco from Thera showing a boy with fishes, 20th century

Markos Botsaris, 1874. Creator: Gerome, Jean-Leon (1824-1904)
Markos Botsaris, 1874. Private Collection

Markos Botsaris at the Battle of Karpenisi, on the night of August 8, 1823, 1852. Found in the collection of Muzeum Narodowe, Warsaw

Greek Warrior, 1861. Artist: Haag, Carl (1820-1915)
Greek Warrior, 1861. Found in the collection of the Benaki Museum, Athens

Priest-King fresco from Knossos
Priest-King fresco from the Minoan palace at Knossos, from the Archaeological Museum of Heraclion, Crete

Clay tablet with linear B script, 15th century BC
Clay tablet from Knossos with linear B script, from the British Museums collection, 15th century BC

Mycenaean Linear A tablet
Minoan Linear A tablet from Aghia Triadha, from the Archaeological Museum of Heracleions collection in Crete. Linear A is an early Mycenean writing system that has not yet been deciphered

Boat with Greek Fugitives, 1834. Creator: Hayez, Francesco (1791-1882)
Boat with Greek Fugitives, 1834. Private Collection

The Story of Theseus, mid-15th century. Artist: Master of the Cassoni
The Story of Theseus, mid-15th century

Bull-leaping fresco, Palace of Knossos, Crete, Greece, Bronze Age, MM IIB period, ca 1400 BC (2000)

Minoan fresco, House of Ladies,Museum of Prehistoric Thera, Akrotiri, Aegean island of Thera (Santorini), Greece, c1650 BC (2000)

Papyrus Fresco, Room of the Ladies, Museum of Prehistoric Thera, Akrotiri, Aegean island of Thera (Santorini), Greece, c1550 BC (2000). Minoan (Bronze Age) wall decoration.

Dolphin Fresco, Megaron of the Queen, Knossos Palace, Minoan civilization, Bronze Age, LM I period, Crete, Greece (2000)

Dolphin fresco, detail, Queen's Megaron, Palace of Knossos, Minoan, Crete, Greece, Bronze Age, LM I period, 1800-1400 BC (2000)

Ladies in Blue fresco, Palace of Knossos, Crete, Greece, Bronze Age, MM IIB period (2000). Minoan wall decoration depicting heads and upper torsos of three women with long tresses

Dancing girl fresco, Queen's Megaron, Palace of Knossos, Crete, Greece, Bronze Age, LM IB period ca.1500 BC (2000)

The Education of Jupiter on Mount Ida in Crete, 1846. Private Collection

Ariadne, copy after Adolf Ulrik Wertmüller. Creator: Berndt Godenhjelm
Ariadne, copy after Adolf Ulrik Wertmuller

Saint Panteleimon, Cretan icon, 1550-1599. Creator: Unknown
Saint Panteleimon, Cretan icon, 1550-1599

Three Saints, Saint Victor, Saint Menas and Saint Vincent, Cretan icon, 1730-1770

Painted floor in the palace at Mycenae, Greece, (1928). Creator: Unknown
Painted floor in the palace at Mycenae, Greece, (1928). 14th or 13th Century B.C...After a reconstruction in water-colours by Miss W

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 de la Defense nationale, 1916

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

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

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

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

Coin Depicting the God Dionysos, late 3rd century BCE. Creator: Unknown
Coin Depicting the God Dionysos, late 3rd century BCE

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

Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Map of Greece, mid-16th century. mid-16th century
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Map of Greece, mid-16th century

The Infancy of Jupiter, 1530s. Creator: Romano, Giulio, (Workshop)
The Infancy of Jupiter, 1530s. Found in the Collection of National Gallery, London

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

Part of a Skirt Border, 1800s. Creator: Unknown
Part of a Skirt Border, 1800s

Pillow Cover, 1600s - 1700s. Creator: Unknown
Pillow Cover, 1600s - 1700s

Icon of the Mother of God and Infant Christ (Virgin Eleousa), c. 1425-50. Creator
Icon of the Mother of God and Infant Christ (Virgin Eleousa), c. 1425-50

Complete Skirt Border, 1700s. Creator: Unknown
Complete Skirt Border, 1700s

Border Strips of a Skirt, 1600s - 1700s. Creator: Unknown
Border Strips of a Skirt, 1600s - 1700s

Border Strip of a Skirt, 1600s - 1700s. Creator: Unknown
Border Strip of a Skirt, 1600s - 1700s

Map of Ancient Greece, 1902. Illustration from The Worlds History, The Mediterranean Nations, by Dr H F Helmolt, Volume IV, published by William Heinemann, (London, 1902)

Minoan Clay Figurine Horse and Rider (Goddess), Terracotta, Arkhanes, Crete, c1400BC-c1100 BC. A rare representation from Post-Palataial Period. Heraklion Archaeological Museum

Royal Road leading to Minoan Palace at Knossos, Crete, c15th century BC. Called by Evans the oldest road in Europe. Knossos is the largest Bronze Age archaeological site on Crete

Minoan wall-painting of dolphins from the Queens bathroom at Knossos

Fragment of a Minoan fresco known as the Captain of the Blacks, 15th century BC
Fragment of a fresco from the Royal Minoan palace at Knossos, known as the Captain of the Blacks, showing an officer and his men, 15th century BC

Reconstruction of the Bull-leaping fresco from the Minoan Royal palace at Knossos. Bull-leaping was believed to have a ritual purpose

Women in Blue, fresco in the Palace of Knossos

Elounda, Crete, Greece

Minoan Sacred Dance, Palaikastro, Eastern Crete, Post-Palatial Period, c1400BC- c1100 BC. Archeaeological Museum, Heraklion

Terracotta Goddess from shrine at Karphi, Lassithi, Crete, c12th century BC. A Minoan settlement was formed after the Invasion of Crete by the Dorians in 12th Cent BC

Clay Chamois Figurine from Vaulted Tomb, Porti Messaras, Crete, c2500BC. Early Minoan, PrePalatial Period. Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, Crete

Octopus Vase from Heraklion Museum, Crete, Minoan c1500 BC
Minoan Octopus Vase from Palaikastro, Crete, c1500 BC. Held with Heraklion Museum

Minoan bronze of a harpist, at the Archaeological Museum in Heracleion, Crete

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

Minoan gold pendant with two bees and a honeycomb, 18th century BC
Minoan gold pendant, from a grave at Krysolakkos near Mallia in Crete. It shows two bees and a honey comb, 18th century BC

Bull-leaping fresco from Knossos
Bull-leaping fresco from the palace of Knossos, from the Archaeological Museums collection, Heraclion, Crete

Minoan faience figure of a Snake Goddess, 17th century BC
Minoan faience figure of a Snake Goddess, from the central shrine of the Minoan Royal Palace at Knossos in Crete. Her bare breats emphasise the maternal nature of the goddess

The Cup-Bearer, Minoan, (c1950). Creator: Unknown
The Cup-Bearer, Minoan, (c1950). Fresco from the mural paintings at the Palace of Minos, Knossos, Crete. Knossos, a Bronze Age archaeological site, has been called Europes oldest city

Map of the Balkan Peninsula, 1902. Creator: Unknown
Map of the Balkan Peninsula, 1902. Showing Bosnia, Servia (Serbia), Romania, Bulgaria, and Turkish-occupied Greece, with inset of Constantinople (Istanbul). From The Century Atlas of the World

Saracens landed in Crete, Miniature in Scylitzes matritensis (facsimile edition of the original manuscript of the 11th century)

Bullfighting, fresco in the palace of Knossos

Fish Restaurant Display, Rethymnon, Crete, Greece

Bali, Crete, Greece

Venetian harbour and Koules Fortress, Heraklion, Crete, Greece

Spinalonga Cruise, Aghios Nikolasos, Crete, Greece

Beach and caves, Matala, Crete, Greece

Beach, Rethymnon, Crete, Greece

Aghios Minas Cathedral, Heraklion, Crete, Greece

Hora Sfakion, Crete, Greece

Old Harbour, Rethymnon, Crete, Greece

Bastion walls, the Fortezza, Rethymnon, Crete, Greece

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

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