An important feature of the Minoan culture is the social status afforded to women. Not only were women respected, they were also given positions of authority. One reason is that Minoan culture was very dependent on the children that women gave birth. Even the female deities of the Minoan religion seem to be dominant and …
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Minoan Ladies in Blue | Moodboard
The moodboard draws inspiration from the Cretan women and the frescoes of Minos palace. The Minoan civilization was a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from about the 27th–15th century BC. In Ladies in Blue, fresco of Minoan women, aged 1600 BC, it is very evident that women’s dress played …
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