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[[File:Knossos fresco in throne palace.JPG|thumb|Knossos fresco in throne palace.]]
[[File:Knossos fresco in throne palace.JPG|thumb|Knossos fresco in throne palace.]]
'''Greek painting''' (2800 B.C. - 31 B.C.) has a significant importance in western civilization.
'''Greek painting''' (2800 B.C. - 31 B.C.) has a significant importance in western civilization. The earliest [[Greek]] paintings that we have are from the Minoan culture on the island of [[Crete]]. The main topics are paintings on pottery, murals, and panels (fresco decoration in Knossos palaces).
The earliest [[Greek]] paintings that we have are from the Minoan culture on the island of [[Crete]]. The main topics are paintings on pottery, murals, and panels (fresco decoration in Knossos palaces).
[[Minoan Civilization|Minoan]] art (2800 B.C. onwards), is extraordinary for its sense of movement and its emphasis on the living world.'' <ref> ''Painting before 1300.'' op cit.</ref> Marine motifs were frequently on the Minoans artworks.
[[Minoan Civilization|Minoan]] art (2800 B.C. onwards), is extraordinary for its sense of movement and its emphasis on the living world.'' <ref> ''Painting before 1300.'' op cit.</ref> Marine motifs were frequently on the Minoans artworks.