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Bull Leaping Fresco Knossos. Painted ca. 1500 B.C., fragments of this fresco were discovered and the fresco was restored by Sir Arthur Evans in the Palace of Minos at Knossos on the island of Crete during the early years of this century. The fresco has a lively vitality that is regarded as a hallmark of the Minoan style. The fresco depicts a ritual game in which an athlete leaped upon the back of a bull, like a modern gymnast vaulting over a pommel horse. Website: Hellenic Ministry of Culture |