Geometric templates used in the Akrotiri (Thera) wall-paintings
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4981579 |
|---|---|
| Authors | C Papaodysseus (0000-0002-5238-5833, National Technical University of Athens, corresponding author), Michail Panagopoulos (0000-0003-4585-8185, National Technical University of Athens), P Rousopoulos (National Technical University of Athens), Georgios Galanopoulos (0000-0003-4998-1308, National Technical University of Athens), C Doumas (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 82 |
| Issue | 316 |
| Pages | 401-408 |
| Publication date | 2008-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0003598x00096897 |
| OpenAlex | W2121816871 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
A research team at Akrotiri, Thera, here examine the Bronze Age frescoes and show that the artists were making use of templates of well known geometric curves. Some of the spirals, hyperbolae and ellipses which all feature in the repertoire do not occur in nature and must have their origin in some still unknown human science or aesthetic
Archaeology · Art · Bronze Age · Ellipse · Feature (linguistics) · Fresco · Geography · Geometry · Painting · Visual arts · 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage · Archaeological Research and Protection · Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction · Mathematics · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |