(ζωγραφία/zōgraphía, Latin pictura or ars pingendi).
I. Greek painting
The earliest evidence of ancient painting can be found on the high-quality monumental wall frescoes (Wall paintings, Fresco) of the Cretan-Mycenaean civilisation in palaces (Palace) and houses in Crete and Thera [1]. The most recent examples are from the Byzantine period [2].
A. Sources and history of scholarship
Original works are scarcely and poorly preserved, if at all. This i…