Affresco Collection (#7)

"The Ascension of Christ", Detail with a saint, c. 1420 (fresco)
5051464 " The Ascension of Christ", Detail with a saint, c.1420 (fresco) by Master of Vignola (15th century); Rocca di Vignola, Vignola, Modena, Italy; (add.info.: Vignola Stronghold)

"The Pentecost". On the left top "The three faced Trinity and the Tree of Life"
5051442 " The Pentecost". On the left top " The three faced Trinity and the Tree of Life", on the right top " St

"Assumption of the Virgin"and "the Virgin Mary dropping the girdle or Holy Belt to St
5051403 " Assumption of the Virgin" and " the Virgin Mary dropping the girdle or Holy Belt to St. Thomas ", Detail of apostles

Detail of "The Assumption of Mary", 1745-48 (fresco)
3928824 Detail of "The Assumption of Mary", 1745-48 (fresco) by Bortoloni, Mattia (1695-1750), Biella, Felice (1702-86) & Bibiena, Giuseppe Galli (1696-1757); Sanctuary of Vicoforte, Cuneo

Detail of "The Assumption of Mary", 1745-48 (fresco)
3928822 Detail of "The Assumption of Mary", 1745-48 (fresco) by Bortoloni, Mattia (1695-1750), Biella, Felice (1702-86) & Bibiena, Giuseppe Galli (1696-1757); Sanctuary of Vicoforte, Cuneo

Gathering of the Gods of Olympus, 1618 (fresco)
5949120 Gathering of the Gods of Olympus, 1618 (fresco) by Santner, Carlo (fl.1618); Palazzo Ducale & Museo, Mantua, Lombardy, Italy; (add.info.: Fresco in the ceiling vault in the Ducal Apartment)

Portrait of Giovanni Boccaccio (fresco)
6336449 Portrait of Giovanni Boccaccio (fresco) by Jacopo di Cione, (fl.1368-94); Palazzo dei Giudici e dei Notai, Florence

Vault with the circular image of Florence as the new Celestial Jerusalem (fresco)
6336441 Vault with the circular image of Florence as the new Celestial Jerusalem (fresco) by Jacopo di Cione, (fl.1368-94); Palazzo dei Giudici e dei Notai, Florence

Lunette of the Poets", with portraits of Dante Alighieri and Boccaccio (fresco)
6336438 Lunette of the Poets", with portraits of Dante Alighieri and Boccaccio (fresco) by Jacopo di Cione, (fl.1368-94); Palazzo dei Giudici e dei Notai, Florence

Portrait of Isocrates or Demosthenes, detail from the allegory of Rhetoric (fresco)
6336434 Portrait of Isocrates or Demosthenes, detail from the allegory of Rhetoric (fresco) by Jacopo di Cione, (fl.1368-94); Palazzo dei Giudici e dei Notai, Florence

Venus and Jupiter, 1517-18 (fresco)
2646191 Venus and Jupiter, 1517-18 (fresco) by Italian School, (16th century); Villa Farnesina, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Rome, Villa Farnesina)

Triumph of Venus, marine scene with dolphins and cupids, 1517-18 (fresco) (detail of 2646158)
2646159 Triumph of Venus, marine scene with dolphins and cupids, 1517-18 (fresco) (detail of 2646158) by Peruzzi, Baldassarre (1481-1536) (and workshop); Villa Farnesina, Rome

Venus and Adonis, 1517-18 (fresco) (detail of 2646090)
2646091 Venus and Adonis, 1517-18 (fresco) (detail of 2646090) by Peruzzi, Baldassarre (1481-1536); Villa Farnesina, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Rome, Villa Farnesina)

Venus and Adonis, 1517-18 (fresco)
2646090 Venus and Adonis, 1517-18 (fresco) by Peruzzi, Baldassarre (1481-1536); Villa Farnesina, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Rome, Villa Farnesina)

Venus and Adonis, 1517-18 (fresco)
2646089 Venus and Adonis, 1517-18 (fresco) by Peruzzi, Baldassarre (1481-1536); Villa Farnesina, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Rome, Villa Farnesina)

Allegories of Summer and Autumn (Bacchus and Ceres), Northern Wall, lunette above the Door to the Garden
2632644 Allegories of Summer and Autumn (Bacchus and Ceres), Northern Wall, lunette above the Door to the Garden, Hall of Olympus, 1560-1561 (fresco) by Veronese

Allegories of Summer and Autumn (Bacchus and Ceres), Northern Wall, lunette above the Door to the Garden
2632643 Allegories of Summer and Autumn (Bacchus and Ceres), Northern Wall, lunette above the Door to the Garden, Hall of Olympus, 1560-1561 (fresco) by Veronese

Detail of the Crucifixion of St. Julia, frescoes on the Stories of S. Giulia and Christ, 1520 (fresco)
5973962 Detail of the Crucifixion of St. Julia, frescoes on the Stories of S. Giulia and Christ, 1520 (fresco) by Ferramola, Floriano (1480-1528) (and workshop); Church of Santa Maria in Solario

Guest Lodgings, the Room of the Olympus: "Cronus", 1757 (fresco)
5962747 Guest Lodgings, the Room of the Olympus: "Cronus", 1757 (fresco) by Tiepolo, Giovanni Battista (Giambattista) (1696-1770); Villa Valmarana ai Nani, Vicenza

Guest Lodgings, the Room of the Olympus: "Mercury", 1757 (fresco)
5962746 Guest Lodgings, the Room of the Olympus: "Mercury", 1757 (fresco) by Tiepolo, Giovanni Battista (Giambattista) (1696-1770); Villa Valmarana ai Nani, Vicenza

Palazzina (Small Building): view of the entrance hall. On the wall, "The Sacrifice of Iphigenia"
5962721 Palazzina (Small Building): view of the entrance hall. On the wall, "The Sacrifice of Iphigenia", and on the ceiling "Diana and Aeolus", 1756-57 (fresco) by Tiepolo

Palazzina (Small Building): view of the first room and its frescoes representing episodes from the Iliad
5962662 Palazzina (Small Building): view of the first room and its frescoes representing episodes from the Iliad: "Briseis is lead to the presence of King Agamemnon"

Continence of Alexander the Great, 1743 (fresco)
5949073 Continence of Alexander the Great, 1743 (fresco) by Tiepolo, Giovanni Battista (Giambattista) (1696-1770); Villa Cordellina, Montecchio Maggiore, Vicenza, Veneto

"The Ascension of Christ", Detail of angels playing different musical insruments, c. 1420 (fresco)
5051459 " The Ascension of Christ", Detail of angels playing different musical insruments, c.1420 (fresco) by Master of Vignola (15th century); Rocca di Vignola, Vignola, Modena

"The Ascension of Christ", Detail of an angel playing two drums, c. 1420 (fresco)
5051458 " The Ascension of Christ", Detail of an angel playing two drums, c.1420 (fresco) by Master of Vignola (15th century); Rocca di Vignola, Vignola, Modena

"The Ascension of Christ", Detail with male figures, c. 1420 (fresco)
5051449 " The Ascension of Christ", Detail with male figures, c.1420 (fresco) by Master of Vignola (15th century); Rocca di Vignola, Vignola, Modena, Italy; (add.info.: Vignola Stronghold)

"Assumption of the Virgin"(Jesus carries the Virgin Mary to the sky)
5051398 " Assumption of the Virgin" (Jesus carries the Virgin Mary to the sky) and " the Virgin Mary dropping the girdle or Holy Belt to St

View of the chapel with frescoes by the Master of Vignola, The Contrari Chapel, Vignola Stronghold, c. 1420 (photo)
5051397 View of the chapel with frescoes by the Master of Vignola, The Contrari Chapel, Vignola Stronghold, c.1420 (photo) by Master of Vignola (15th century); Rocca di Vignola, Vignola, Modena

"Blessing Infant Jesus in the manger": The red coral necklace is supposed to protect the newborn from any
5051372 " Blessing Infant Jesus in the manger" : The red coral necklace is supposed to protect the newborn from any danger

The Sacrifice of Iphigenia, 1733 (fresco)
3928850 The Sacrifice of Iphigenia, 1733 (fresco) by Crosato, Giovanni Battista (1686-1758); The Hunting Residence of Stupinigi, Turin, Piedmont

Ceiling with apotheosis of St. Francesco Saverio, 1679 (fresco)
3928830 Ceiling with apotheosis of St. Francesco Saverio, 1679 (fresco) by Pozzo, Andrea (1642-1709); Church of the Mission, Mondovi, Province of Cuneo, Piedmont

Detail of the vault with a bird-eye perspective of the Sanctuary, 1679-80 (fresco)
3606336 Detail of the vault with a bird-eye perspective of the Sanctuary, 1679-80 (fresco) by Haffner, Enrico (1640-1702) & Guidobono

"The triumph of Arianna", from Camerino dei Baccanali (fresco)
3707514 " The triumph of Arianna", from Camerino dei Baccanali (fresco) by Settevecchi, Ludovico (fl.16th century); Castello Estense, Ferrara, Italy; (add.info.: Ferrara)

Genoa, Duomo (St Lawrence Cathedral), inside, the presbitery vault: "St Michael the Archangel", (1622-24)
6372455 Genoa, Duomo (St Lawrence Cathedral), inside, the presbitery vault: " St Michael the Archangel", (1622-24), fresco of the ceiling, by Lazzaro Tavarone by Tavarone

Cybo chapel (northern arm of the transept): Frederick Barbarossa donates the Genoa Cathedral the silver casket for
6372335 Cybo chapel (northern arm of the transept): Frederick Barbarossa donates the Genoa Cathedral the silver casket for the ashes of the Baptist, c.1910 (fresco) by Pogliaghi

Tree of Life and Last Supper, The Last Supper dominated by the Crucifixion, c. 1350 (detached fresco)
6366132 Tree of Life and Last Supper, The Last Supper dominated by the Crucifixion, c.1350 (detached fresco) by Gaddi, Taddeo (c.1300-66); Santa Croce, Florence

Sepulchre of Michelangelo Buonarroti, detail of the personification of Architecture
6366105 Sepulchre of Michelangelo Buonarroti, detail of the personification of Architecture by Lorenzi, Battista (1527-94); Santa Croce, Florence, Italy; (add.info.: Basilica of the Holy Cross)

Sepulchre of Michelangelo Buonarroti, detail of the personification of Painting
6366104 Sepulchre of Michelangelo Buonarroti, detail of the personification of Painting by Lorenzi, Battista (1527-94); Santa Croce, Florence, Italy; (add.info.: Basilica of the Holy Cross)

The Coronation of the Virgin, first half XIV century (detached fresco)
6365895 The Coronation of the Virgin, first half XIV century (detached fresco) by Maso di Banco (fl.1336-46); Santa Croce, Florence

Tree of Life and Last Supper, The Last Supper dominated by the Crucifixion, c. 1350 (detached fresco)
6365889 Tree of Life and Last Supper, The Last Supper dominated by the Crucifixion, c.1350 (detached fresco) by Gaddi, Taddeo (c.1300-66); Santa Croce, Florence

Portrait of Ovid, 1501-03 (monochrome fresco)
6262973 Portrait of Ovid, 1501-03 (monochrome fresco) by Signorelli, Luca (c.1450-1523) (workshop of); Museo dell Opera del Duomo (MODO), Orvieto, Umbria, Italy; (add.info.: Alberi Library)

Lamentation of the Dead Christ between the two saints of Orvieto (S. Parenzo on the right and S)
6262782 Lamentation of the Dead Christ between the two saints of Orvieto (S. Parenzo on the right and S. Faustino on the left), detail, 1500-04 (fresco) by Signorelli

Preaching and the facts of the Antichrist, detail, 1500-02 (fresco)
6262773 Preaching and the facts of the Antichrist, detail, 1500-02 (fresco) by Signorelli, Luca (c.1450-1523); Duomo (Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta), Orvieto, Umbria

Damned to hell, detail with devils and damned, 1500-02 (fresco)
6262767 Damned to hell, detail with devils and damned, 1500-02 (fresco) by Signorelli, Luca (c.1450-1523); Duomo (Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta), Orvieto, Umbria, Italy; (add.info.: The interior)

Resurrection of the flesh, 1500-02 (fresco)
6262756 Resurrection of the flesh, 1500-02 (fresco) by Signorelli, Luca (c.1450-1523); Duomo (Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta), Orvieto, Umbria, Italy; (add.info.: The interior, Chapel Nova or St)

The patriarchs, 1500-04 (fresco)
6262752 The patriarchs, 1500-04 (fresco) by Signorelli, Luca (c.1450-1523); Duomo (Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta), Orvieto, Umbria, Italy; (add.info.: The interior, Chapel Nova or Chapel of St)

Chorus of the Chaste Virgins, 1500-04 (fresco)
6262751 Chorus of the Chaste Virgins, 1500-04 (fresco) by Signorelli, Luca (c.1450-1523); Duomo (Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta), Orvieto, Umbria, Italy; (add.info.: The interior)

Christ the judge and angels, detail, 1447-49
6262744 Christ the judge and angels, detail, 1447-49 by Angelico, Fra (Guido di Pietro) (c.1387-1455) & Gozzoli, Benozzo di Lese di Sandro (1420-97); Duomo (Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta)

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Step into a world of timeless artistry with the captivating frescoes that adorn the walls and domes of various historical masterpieces. From the ethereal "Marriage of Cupid and Psyche" to Dante immersing himself in his own literary creations, these vibrant murals transport us to different eras. As we gaze upon the intricate details within the Basilica of Sant Andrea, our eyes are drawn towards celestial scenes painted on its interior dome. Eurybates and Talthybius guide Briseis towards Agamemnon, their figures frozen in time as if telling an ancient tale. In another corner, fragments from a detached cycle depict haunting imagery from "The Triumph of Death, " "Last Judgement, " and "Hell. " Limbs intertwine with demons while death claims its victims – a cardinal, a woman, and a nun. These remnants serve as reminders of mortality's grip on humanity throughout history. Moving forward in time, we witness Procris impaled by an unerring javelin while Cephalus races towards her side. Aurora and Titone glide across the sky in their chariot pulled by four majestic horses. The vivid colors bring this mythological scene to life before our very eyes. Further along our journey through frescoed corridors, Jesus stumbles under the weight of his cross—a poignant moment captured forever on canvas. Hercules stands tall as he slays Antaeus with unwavering strength—an epic battle immortalized for all to see. Lastly, we encounter the heart-wrenching depiction of innocence lost—the Massacre of Innocents unfolds before us with chilling detail. This tragic event serves as a stark reminder that even amidst beauty lies darkness waiting to be unveiled. These frescoes tell stories spanning centuries—each stroke capturing emotions that transcend time itself. They invite us to marvel at human creativity while contemplating themes both divine and mortal.