The work of Natalia Alekseevna Sidorova (1924-2001) involves a consideration of the history of art of the countries of the Aegean world, although it concerns both the history and culture of this period. The author addresses it not so much to specialists in this field as to everyone interested in the culture of ancient periods of the history of mankind and acquaints the reader with the history of the emergence, development and death of art of the Bronze Age in the Aegean region.