AMNH Research Library | Digital Special Collections | Wall fresco, The Prince of Lilies, Crete

Wall fresco, The Prince of Lilies, Crete

Identifier

K10920

Title

Wall fresco, The Prince of Lilies, Crete

Date

Unknown

Creator

Unknown (photographer)

Medium

Slides

Dimensions

35mm

Description

Famous but controversial fresco used as front cover illustration for 'Minoan Life in Bronze Age Crete' by Rodney Castleden. Noted: "The Prince of the Lilies" or 'The Priest-King Fresco', painted by Gillieron to Sir Arthur Evans' specifications.
publisher: Routledge, reprint edition Feb. 19, 1993.
Question: Should we list Emile Gillieron as 'original artist' in drop down menu? Also, please see NY Review of Books article about this: http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2009/aug/13/knossos-fakes-facts-and-mystery/?pagination=false

Geographic Location

Crete, Greece

Subject

Anthropology

Archaeology

Clothing and dress

Cultural anthropology

Publisher

American Museum of Natural History Research Library

Rights

Information on rights available at the repository.

Repository

American Museum of Natural History

Collection

Photographic Collection

Citation

Unknown (photographer), “Wall fresco, The Prince of Lilies, Crete,” AMNH Research Library | Digital Special Collections, accessed April 24, 2024, https://lbry-web-007.amnh.org/digital/index.php/items/show/3173.