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Bookmark or Share- Cycladic Sculpture - World History EncyclopediaThis prosperity allowed for a flourishing of the arts and the uniqueness of Cycladic art is perhaps best illustrated by their clean-lined and minimalistic sculpture which is amongst the most distinctive art produced throughout the Bronze Age Aegean.
- Cycladic art, an introduction - SmarthistoryThese form the first stylistically coherent sculptural type to develop in Europe and have featured prominently in the prehistoric art history of Greece. Several Modern artists were influenced by Cycladic figurines as well, including Pablo Picasso, Constantin Brâncusi, and Amedeo Modigliani.
- History of the Cyclades - WikipediaThe islands are located at the crossroads between Europe and Asia Minor and the Near East as well as between Europe and Africa. In antiquity, when navigation consisted only of cabotage and sailors sought never to lose sight of land, they played an essential role as a stopover.
- Homepage - Museum of Cycladic ArtA collection of stories on the history, geography, art and language that shaped early Cycladic, Greek and Cypriot civilisations.
- Cycladic art - WikipediaCycladic art therefore comprises one of the three main branches of Aegean art. The best known type of artwork that has survived is the marble figurine, most commonly a single full-length female figure with arms folded across the front.
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