Editing Fresco (section)

=== Aegean civilizations ===

The oldest frescoes done in the ''buon fresco'' method date from the first half of the second millennium BCE during the [[Bronze Age]] and are to be found among [[Aegean civilizations]], more precisely [[Minoan art]] from the island of [[Crete]] and other islands of the [[Aegean Sea]]. The most famous of these{{cn|date=September 2024}}, the ''[[Bull-Leaping Fresco]]'', depicts a sacred ceremony in which individuals jump over the backs of large bulls. The oldest surviving Minoan frescoes are found on the island of [[Santorini]] (classically known as Thera), dated to the Neo-Palatial period ({{Circa|1640–1600 BC}}).{{cn|date=September 2024}}

While some similar frescoes have been found in other locations around the Mediterranean basin, particularly in Egypt and Morocco, their origins are subject to speculation. Some art historians believe that fresco artists from Crete may have been sent to various locations as part of a trade exchange, a possibility which raises to the fore the importance of this art form within the society of the times. The most common form of ''fresco'' was [[Egypt]]ian wall paintings in [[tomb]]s, usually using the ''a secco'' technique.{{CN|date=September 2024}}