Cretan’s work is defined by its ancient sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.
Icon with the Virgin and Child
Cretan
Reproduction of fresco from Knossos
Attributed to Emile Gilliéron Swiss, 1850–1924
Cretan Landscape
Irving Penn American, 1917–2009
Drachm (Coin) Depicting the Goddess Hera
Greek; minted in Knossos, Crete
Three Cretan Women, Crete
The Labors of Hercules: Hercules Capture of the Cretan Bull
Gabriel Salmon French, active 1504-1542
Ayate
Possibly Otomí Mexico
Tzute (Man's Headcloth)
Quiché Maya Probably San Tomás Chichicastenango, Guatemala
The Cretan Labyrinth, from Landscapes with Biblical and Mythological Scenes
Hieronymus Cock (Netherlandish, c. 1510–1570) after Matthys Cock (Netherlandish, c. 1505-1548)
Valance
Probably Bali
Tzute (Woman's Shawl or Headdress)
Quiché Maya San Tomás Chichicastenango, Guatemala
Sampler
Polly Bedford (American, born c. 1778/1779) United States, Massachusetts, Marblehead
Border (For a Skirt)
Greece, Crete
Geometric Composition
Mariska Karasz (American, born Hungary, 1898–1960) United States, New York, Brewster
Secret
Married Woman's Pot or Huipil (Blouse or Tunic)
K'iche' Maya San Tomás Chichicastenango, Guatemala
Coin Depicting the God Dionysos
Greek; minted in Cydonia, Crete
Chinois
Maya Probably San Tomás Chichicastenango, Quiché, Guatemala