Comparing The Cycladic, Minoan, And Mycenaean Art

Different civilizations in different time era’s all had their defining moment when it came to art, especially the Greeks, but no society paved the way for art like the Aegean’s. Art has been an expression of one’s emotions for hundreds of years in various forms, but it is all an extension of the art found in Aegean history. Most people would have never thought that the Aegean’s would have played such a huge part in something so astonishing, especially since they are not a well-known civilization. The way they depicted art varied over years and each person added their own unique touch from the Fresco that was found on the wall of the Palace at Knossos or the limestone which is the earliest example of the post and lintel structure used in Roman
One of the reasons why such great art came from the Cycladics was because of the great minerals found on the islands; which consisted of copper, gold, silver and marble were known as some of the finest in the world. “Aegean civilization of the Grecian islands was comprised of three different cultures: the Cycladic, the Minoan, and the Mycenaean. The Cycladic, Minoan and Mycenaean cultures are all highly unique; their work ranges from triangular, almost abstract depictions of form, to breezy depictions of nature, to sturdy architectural innovations for their citadels.” (WordPress) The Cycladics were best known for the way they depicted female bodies in their art and where the statues were placed once completed. The way the art was used can vary depending on which person you ask, some saying that it was used for the burials of women, others say for the fertility of women and others say for shrines instead of graves. What everyone can agree on is that the Cycladics made the women with swollen belly’s and even had post pardum wrinkles showing that the women had already bared children. Even though these sculptures were used as fertility sculptures hundreds of years ago, they can still be seen around even today and used for the same thing as they were so long ago. The history of these sculptures may not ever be fully known because the grave sites and islands were looted back in the 1950’s, the history and myths of these sculptures will live on for many