2.3 Fescoes Flashcards
How where frescoes made ?
Thick layers of plaster added and before this dried colours would be painted on using natural and manufactured products
Why was blue more expensive in frescoes?
It’s a copper compound so it was more expensive as it was manufactured and was designed to impress
What does red skin indicate in pairing compared to white?
Red meant they had spent more time outdoors working
White suggested a person spent more time indoors
Where was the colour yellow from?
Ochre
Where was the colour red from?
A mineral called haematite
Where was the colour white from?
Lime
What was Akroriri and why was it important ?
A Minoan site destroyed by fire
Had very detailed and especially admired frescoes
What where some common features of Akrotiri frescoes?
Scenes from natures
What is the most famous frescoe from Akrotiri and what are some key features of it ?
The ship procession frescoe
Dated to the 16th century BC
Clothes of people individually highlited
The high status clothing and abundance of flowers could show there was a festival in progress
What where the limitations of frescoes ?
Mycenaeans didn’t use perspective in their pictures giving making things disproportionate
No attempt at 3 dimensional feel
