Cretan Collection

Minoan art. Crete. Prince of the Lilies. Dated circa 1550 BC. Brings the Minoan belt and headdress made A?a?A?a?of lilies and peacock feathers. Fresco from the palace of Knossos

Portrait of Saint John the Evangelist, ca. 1605, by El
El Greco (1541-1614). Cretan painter. Saint John the Evangelist, ca. 1605. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain

Mother of God (Glykophilousa). Crete, 15th-16th century. National Gallery. Prague. Czech Republic

Phaistos Disc. s. XV BC. GREECE. Phaistos. A side
Phaistos Disc. s.XV BC. GREECE. Phaistos. A side. Minoan art / Cretan art. GREECE. Iraklion. Archaeological Museum

Revolution of Theriso - The revolutionaries & Venizelos
In 1898, the Great Powers declared Crete as an independent Cretan State, under the rule of the Sultan. Yet, the administration of commander Prince George irritated the Cretans

The Annunciation, 1597-1600, by El Greco
El Greco (1541-1614). Cretan painter. The Annunciation, 1597-1600. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain

John Laverick, SBS on Crete during Operation Albumen - WWII
John Laverick, SBS and famed cook!) preparing a meal on Crete during Operation Albumen. Photograph taken by Colonel David Sutherland of SBS and SAS

Acrobat. Minoian art
Acrobat. 16th c. BC. Minoan art / Cretan art. Sculpture on ivory. GREECE. CRETE. IRAKLION. Iraklion. Archaeological Museum. Proc: GREECE. CRETE. IRAKLION. Knossos. Knossos Palace

El Greco (1541-1614). Saint Louis, King of France, and a Pa
Domenikos Theotokopoulos, El Greco (1541-1614). Painter. Spanish Renaissance. Saint Louis, King of France, and a Page. 1585-1590. Museum Louvre. Paris. France

Greece, Crete - Traditional Costume
Gentleman wearing traditional Cretan costume holding a rifle

Wild thyme, Thymus serpyllum, and dittany of Crete, Origanum dictamnus. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Thessaloniki - Cretan Policeman, Jews and Serbian Officers Date: circa 1916

Greece, Crete - Cretan Men - a souvenir card released in 1907 to bolster the Cretan national identity following the withdrawal of control over the Island by the Great Powers

Cretan Military Leader
A Greek Cretan patriot

Cretan Insurrection
Once again, the Cretans rise against their Turkish rulers : this time, the great powers intervene : the island will be taken from the Turks and made an independent nation

The seal of a royal Minoan signet ring found at Knossos in Crete. Date: 1931

Crete, Greece, Village of Handra (Handras or Chandras), Sit
Crete, Greece - Village of Handra (Handras or Chandras), Sitia. Date: circa 1907

The Phaistos Disc (1/2)
The Phaistos Disc (also spelled Phaistos Disk, Phaestos Disc) is a disk of fired clay from the Minoan palace of Phaistos on the island of Crete

The Phaistos Disc (2/2)
The Phaistos Disc (also spelled Phaistos Disk, Phaestos Disc) is a disk of fired clay from the Minoan palace of Phaistos on the island of Crete

Victorian scrap, a native of Crete. circa 1890

Mediterranean parrotfish, Sparisoma cretense (Cretan scarus, Scarus cretensis). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Cretan oregano, Origanum onites, and wild thyme, Thymus serpyllum. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Cretan scar-fish and beetles
Rhinoceros scarab beetle, Golofa porteri 1, Cretan scar-fish, Scarus creticus 2, and Scarites buparius beetle 3. Scarabee, Scare, Scarite

Cretan brake fern, Pteris cretica albo lineata. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Cretan daphne, Daphne oleoides. Handcoloured botanical engraving from John Sims Curtiss Botanical Magazine, Couchman, London, 1817

Opium poppy and Cretan milk-vetch
Opium poppy with seedpod, Papaver somniferum 1, and Cretan milk-vetch, Astracantha cretica 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder

Knossos, Crete, Greece - Plati
Greece, Crete, Plati Horticulture, windmills Date: 2014

Knossos, Crete, Greece - Mohos
Greece, Crete, Mohos Greek orthodox church altar Date: 2014

Knossos, Crete, Greece - Ierapetra
Greece, Crete, Ierapetra Venetian castle (1626 AD) Date: 2014

Knossos, Crete, Greece - Chania
Greece, Crete, Chania Wall of the Venetian castle (1538 AD) Date: 2014

Knossos, Crete, Greece - Minoan Necropolis
Greece, Crete, Fourni Minoan necropolis (1500 BC), town at rear Date: 2014

Knossos, Crete, Greece - Minoan Palace
Greece, Crete, Knossos Reconstructed pillars in the Minoan Palace (circa 1500 BC) Date: 2014

CRETAN SEA-TRADERS
Sea traders from ancient Crete

BRITOMARTIS
The Cretan nymph Britomartis is very fond of hunting, but when she is hunted by King Minos, who seeks to trap her with nets and hounds, she throws herself into the sea

Crete, Greece, Village of Komitadhes (Sfakia)
Crete, Greece, Village of Komitadhes (Komitades), Sfakia. Date: circa 1907

Crete - View of the South of the Island with moored warships Date: 1909

Minoan Art. La Parisienne or the Minoan Lady with the sacral knot at the back of the neck that seems to indicate that she is a priestess or even a goddess

Minoan Art. The Hagia Triada Sarcophagus. Painted with scene
Minoan Art. Crete. The Hagia Triada Sarcophagus. Painted with scenes from Cretan life. Ritual. Bull sacrifice. Woman wearing a crown is carrying two vessels. A man playing a seven string lyre

The Disrobing of Christ (El Expolio) by El Greco
El Greco (1541-1614). Cretan painter. The Disrobing of Christ (El Expolio), 1580-1600. Detail. Museum of Fine Arts. Budapest. Hungary

Minoan art. Crete. Phaistos Disc, possibly dating to the middle or late Minoan Bronze Age (2nd millennium B.C.). Side A. Fired clay

Minoan art. Cyclades Islands. Naval expedition. Fresco
Minoan art. Cyclades Islands. Naval expedition. Fresh dated c.1550-1500 B.C. It comes from Akrotiri. Santorini. National Museum of Athens

Cretan Snake Goddess
The SERPENT GODDESS of ancient Crete, with her attendant lion and lioness

Sultan Abdul Hamid II of Turkey
Sultan Abdul Hamid II (1842 - 1918) oversaw a period of decline in the power and extent of the Empire, ruling from 31 August 1876 until he was deposed on 27 April 1909

Saint Andrew the Apostle by El Greco
El Greco (1541-1614). Cretan painter. Saint Andrew the Apostle. Museum of Fine Arts. Budapest. Hungary

The Agony in the Garden, c. 1610-1612, by El Greco
El Greco (1541-1614). Cretan painter. The Agony in the Garden, c.1610-1612. Museum of Fine Arts. Budapest. Hungary

The Palace of Minos at Knossos. 2100 BC. GREECE. CRETE. IRAKLION. Knossos. Knossos Palace. Reproduction of frescoes of dolphins in the north wall of megaron or queens room. 1600-1400 B.C

Hagia Triada Sarcophagus. ca. 1450 BC - 1400 BC. Painted terra-cotta. Ritual sacrifice of a calf. Minoan art / Cretan art. Late Minoan period. Painting. GREECE. CRETE. IRAKLION. Iraklion

GREECE. CRETE. IRAKLION. Knossos. Knossos Palace. Storage pitchers. Minoan art / Cretan art. Ceramics

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