The Dolphin Fresco, painted between 1700-1450 BC is one of the magnificent frescoes identified with Minoan culture, and specifically is one that clearly shows the importance of the sea and the marine style of art in focus. Found in the Palace of Knossos on Crete, this fresco was actually on a wall of what was believed to be the Queen's Megaron (where the Queen resided in the palace) according to the British archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans, known for his research of the Minoan culture and the palace of topic on Crete (YatrikaOne).

The Fresco, framed with what looks like sea urchins along a red and blue border, depicts multiple dolphins, glowing blue and gold with the space around the larger fish occupied with smaller ones. There is a sense of liveliness of the sea captured in the fresco and also calm as the imagery was handled so delicately adorning the walls of the Palace of Knossos. This is a common theme in Minoan frescoes, the paintings a very special part of Minoan artmaking. As with pottery like the Octopus Flask (object one), many frescoes on Crete are found in places where the elite of the Minoan people would be passerbys. The seemingly appreciative act of the Minoan artists to capture marine life into art that was of value shows the importance of this style for the Minoans on Crete. As the Aegean sea connected cultures, the influence of this marine style is also seen in others surrounding Crete.