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The Fresco of the Bull-leapers

SiteKnossos, eastern wing of Palace
LocationCrete
Dateca. 1500 BC
SubjectFrescoes
PeriodMinoan New-Palace Period
Materialfresco
CollectionGreece, Herakleion, Archaeological Museum
Saskia No.Jgc-0984
SourceGardner, Art Through the Ages, 11th ed., chapter 4, plate 7
 Gilbert, Living with Art, 6th ed., chapter 14, plate 19
 Hartt, Art: A History of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, 4th ed., chapter 6, plate 9
 Janson, History of Art, 6th ed., chapter 4, plate 10
 Lois Fichner-Rathus, Understanding Art, 6th ed., chapter 12, plate 20
 Margaret Lazzari, Exploring Art, 1st ed., chapter 18, plate 30
 Schneider Adams, Art Across Time, 2nd ed., chapter 4, plate 7
 Stokstad, Marilyn, Art History, 2nd ed., chapter 4, plate 15