FRESCOES + CLOTHING Flashcards
(12 cards)
Other frescoes? (Mycenean)
-> Fisherman w/ catch
-> Woman gathering saffron
How to make fresco
-> Thick layer of lime plaster on a stone wall.
-> Finer layer of plaster put on
-> Before dry, colours painted on
-> Strung used to set lines during composition
How was black made?
Carbon
How was blue/purple made?
A small shell fish
How was red made?
Haematite (iron oxide from rocks)
How was yellow made?
Yellow ochre material
How was green made?
Malachite
Typical fresco designs?
Akotiri- spring, blue monkeys, two boxers, mostly women
Myenean clothing?
Women wear wrap-around skirts w/ short sleeve blouses
Clothing materials?
Linen (cloth), wool (sheep and goats), flax (seeds)
Hymn to Hercules?
The speaker praises Heracles, the mighty son of Zeus and Alcmena from Thebes. Heracles performed many great and violent deeds under King Eurystheus across land and sea. Now, he lives happily on Mount Olympus, married to Hebe. The speaker ends by asking Heracles, son of Zeus, for success and prosperity.
How was wool cloth-made?
Prepared, spun, dyed, woven.
