What You Will Learn about the Art of the Early Aegean
In Module Four we will examine the culture of the Early Aegean with a focus on the art of the Cyclades, Crete (Minoan) and the Mycenean Empire.
Learning Activities
The learning activities for this module include:
- READ: Key Learning Terms (5 minutes)
- READ: Early Aegean Art: An Outline (5 minutes)
Cycladic Art
- READ: Early Cycladic Art and Culture Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History (10 minutes)
- WATCH: Cycladic: Harp Player from the Early Cycladic Period (4:21 minutes)
Minoan
- READ: Minoan Crete Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History (10 minutes)
- WATCH: Minoan: Frescoes from Akrotiri, Thera (5:35 minutes)
- WATCH: Mycenean: The Palace and Grave Circle A, Mycenae, c. 1600-1100 B.C.E. (4:13 minutes)
Mycenean
- READ: Mycenean Art Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History (10 minutes)
- WATCH: Mycenean: Mask of Agamemnon, Mycenae, c. 1550-1500 B.C.E. (3:51 minutes)
- WATCH: Mycenean: Lion Gate, Mycenae, c. 1300-1250 B.C.E. (6:38 minutes)
- WATCH: Mycenean: The Treasury of Atreus, c. 1300-1250 B.C.E., Mycenae, Greece (4:09)
