150 - HUNTED TO THE MINOAN BULL

MINOAN / Translated from French / Canvas inspired by the imprint of a Minoan seal listed in the "Corpus der Minoischen Mykenischen und Siegel" The approximate size is 25 mm = one inch. It dates probably from over 3500 years, the simplification of forms and the treated extremely singular characteristics of the Archaic Period confess that he did not see anywhere else. You understand why the contemporary artist that I stayed true to the art of these forgotten civilizations and partially recovered. Some information on the subject of the picture: If the dog and the bull look like the original, the woman lying in a spirit is enhanced philhelm’s even if only because the monogram eponymous she holds in her left hand. The double ax Minoan sacred temple is still at his feet! Had it just before in his right hand? Technical: An impression is made of clay, it is clear that these colors did not exist! It is likely that this seal was a sacred value that eludes us, writing them in "Linear A" has not been deciphered so far, apart from a few isolated letters. But you also know if you know the other legends of my series Minoan?
For Memory : Another scene comparable with ours, exists in Pompeii in Italy, in a house called the "Ancient Hunting, " we see a mural painting with a large dog attacking a big animal like an ox or a bull, as well as another dog which pursues a deer, and a hunter facing a bear!