The Bull-Leaping Fresco is the most completely restored of several stucco panels originally sited on the upper-story portion of the east wall of the Minoan palace at Knossos in Crete. It shows …

Bull sports—including leaping over them, fighting them, running from them, or riding them—have been practiced all around the globe for millennia. Perhaps the best-loved ancient illustration of …

Fresco (restored) (Archaeological Museum, Herakleion, Crete) The original Court of the Stone Spout was probably an open space; later two walls were built running east-west.

2019年9月14日 · During his excavations at Knossos, Arthur Evans unearthed fragments of what he referred to as “Taureador Frescoes”, as detailed in the third volume of his Palace of Minos …

This fresco is the best preserved of at least four paintings depicting the same subject, which were found in the East Wing of the Palace of Knossos and adorned a room on the upper floor. Their …

2022年9月5日 · Perhaps the best-loved ancient illustration of this, called the bull-leaping or Toreador fresco, comes from the site of Knossos on the island of Crete. The wall painting, as it …

2021年9月11日 · The Toreador Fresco found in the residential wing of the palace shows a contest between a young man and woman and a bull. The scene vividly depicts the Minoan sport of …

2017年2月16日 · One example of art from the palace is the Toreador Fresco. It’s the best restored fresco from the complex. It depicts a bull and suggests that bull jumping must have been a …

Bull sports—including leaping over them, fighting them, running from them, or riding them—have been practiced all around the globe for millennia. Perhaps the best-loved ancient illustration of …

1997年10月20日 · Many wall paintings have been discovered adorning the walls of Minoan palaces. Often these depict scenes of daily life. This large example (about 3 feet high) may …