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The greatest painter of the Spanish CounterReformation, the Cretan El Greco,
made his home in Toledo, where the local aristocratic and ecclesiastical society (
but not Philip II) seems to have fully appreciated his genius. El Greco's superb ...
The greatest painter of the Spanish CounterReformation, the Cretan El Greco,
made his home in Toledo, where the local aristocratic and ecclesiastical society (
but not Philip II) seems to have fully appreciated his genius. El Greco's superb ...
Page 745
In view of the importance of the bull in the worship ceremonies of Crete and
Mycenae, it is not surprising to find lyres among the stringed instruments of these
peoples. In Celtic society, depictions of lyres are found on the coins of pre-
Christian ...
In view of the importance of the bull in the worship ceremonies of Crete and
Mycenae, it is not surprising to find lyres among the stringed instruments of these
peoples. In Celtic society, depictions of lyres are found on the coins of pre-
Christian ...
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... to this maritime activity in the 2nd millennium, when contact was made with the
Aegean world. Already as early as 2000 BC some exceptionally favoured towns
on the Syrian coast—e.g., Byblos and Ugarit—had had relations with Crete.
... to this maritime activity in the 2nd millennium, when contact was made with the
Aegean world. Already as early as 2000 BC some exceptionally favoured towns
on the Syrian coast—e.g., Byblos and Ugarit—had had relations with Crete.
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