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title: Minoan 'Ladies in Blue' Fresco
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10671/minoan-ladies-in-blue-fresco/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Minoan 'Ladies in Blue' Fresco

_Authored by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/)_

## Image File

[![Minoan 'Ladies in Blue' Fresco](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10671.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10671.jpg)

## Image Caption

The 'Ladies in Blue' [fresco](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Fresco/) is a recreated fresco from the [Palace](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/) of [Knossos](https://www.worldhistory.org/knossos/) on the island of [Crete](https://www.worldhistory.org/crete/). It shows three [women](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/women/) richly dressed and lavishly bejeweled depicted against a blue background. This fresco (or rather, fragments of it) was discovered during the excavation of the site by the British archaeologist Sir Arthur John Evans at the beginning of the 20th century. Subsequently, the fresco was recreated by the Swiss artist and archaeological Émile Gilliéron. However, the validity of his reconstructions has long been debated. Neopalacial period, 1600 - 1450 BCE. Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, Crete.

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## About the Author

Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the ancient world in the footsteps of Emperor Hadrian.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2019, May 18). Minoan 'Ladies in Blue' Fresco. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10671/minoan-ladies-in-blue-fresco/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Minoan 'Ladies in Blue' Fresco." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 18, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10671/minoan-ladies-in-blue-fresco/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Minoan 'Ladies in Blue' Fresco." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 May 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10671/minoan-ladies-in-blue-fresco/>.

## License & Copyright

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