Ceiling Collection (#11)

Versailles III
Nanouk el Gamal - Wijchers

Chapel
Rodrigo Marin

King's Cross railway station
Michael Echteld

A modern interior (b/w photo)
8653468 A modern interior (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A modern interior)

Interior of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London (engraving)
8676382 Interior of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Interior of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden)

Perspective
Fernando Silveira

Interior of Winchester Cathedral (engraving)
8676777 Interior of Winchester Cathedral (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Interior of Winchester Cathedral, Hampshire)

The banqueting room, Aston Hall, Warwickshire (engraving)
8676431 The banqueting room, Aston Hall, Warwickshire (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Queen Victoria's visit to Warwickshire: The banqueting room)

Interior of St James's Hall, Regent Street, London (engraving)
8676348 Interior of St James's Hall, Regent Street, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Interior of St James's Hall, Regent Street, London)

Victorian
Rodrigo Marin

Celestial arch
Linda Wride

The vault of the Botoneri Chapel with stories of the Passion of Christ, 1514 (fresco)
8832398 The vault of the Botoneri Chapel with stories of the Passion of Christ, 1514 (fresco) by Botoneri, Giovanni di Cherasco (16th century); Santuario di San Magno, Castelmagno, Cuneo

The Salon of Horace and Curiatii, frescoed by Cavalier d'Arpino, located in the Palazzo del Conservatori, Rome
3559507 The Salon of Horace and Curiatii, frescoed by Cavalier d'Arpino, located in the Palazzo del Conservatori, Rome; (add.info.: Artist: Cavalier d'Arpino, Giuseppe Cesari)

Interior of the basilica Sainte-Marie-Madeleine of Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume
7125751 Interior of the basilica Sainte-Marie-Madeleine of Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume; (add.info.: Basilica Sainte-Marie-Madeleine de Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume. Interior of the basilica)

Painting on the ceiling of the church of Gesu Nuovo, Naples, Italy (fresco)
7062847 Painting on the ceiling of the church of Gesu Nuovo, Naples, Italy (fresco); Chiesa del Gesu Nuovo, Naples, Italy; (add.info.: Painting on the ceiling of the church of Gesu Nuovo, Naples)

Outer hypostyle hall ceiling, temple of Hathor, Dendara, Egypt
7058494 Outer hypostyle hall ceiling, temple of Hathor, Dendara, Egypt; Temple of Hathor, Denderah, Egypt; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Interior of the basilica Sainte-Marie-Madeleine of Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume
7125759 Interior of the basilica Sainte-Marie-Madeleine of Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume; (add.info.: Basilica Sainte-Marie-Madeleine de Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume. Interior of the basilica)

Interior of the basilica Sainte-Marie-Madeleine of Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume
7125756 Interior of the basilica Sainte-Marie-Madeleine of Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume; (add.info.: Basilica Sainte-Marie-Madeleine de Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume. Interior of the basilica)

Interior of the basilica Sainte-Marie-Madeleine of Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume
7125754 Interior of the basilica Sainte-Marie-Madeleine of Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume; (add.info.: Basilica Sainte-Marie-Madeleine de Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume. Interior of the basilica)

Outer hypostyle hall ceiling, temple of Hathor, Dendara, Egypt
7058487 Outer hypostyle hall ceiling, temple of Hathor, Dendara, Egypt; Temple of Hathor, Denderah, Egypt; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Outer hypostyle hall ceiling, temple of Hathor, Dendara, Egypt
7058476 Outer hypostyle hall ceiling, temple of Hathor, Dendara, Egypt; Temple of Hathor, Denderah, Egypt; Photo © Stefano Baldini

The ceiling of the roman Mammisi, temple of Hathor, Dendara, Egypt
7058463 The ceiling of the roman Mammisi, temple of Hathor, Dendara, Egypt; Temple of Hathor, Denderah, Egypt; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Romanesque art: fresco of the choir of the church of Notre Dame de Charly. Charly, Cher, Centre, France
JEB4922894 Romanesque art: fresco of the choir of the church of Notre Dame de Charly. Charly, Cher, Centre, France. Christ in majesty (in glory) in a mandorle

Romanesque art: View of the frescoes of the Church of Saint Eloi of Chalivoy-Milon (Chalivoy Milon), Cher, Centre
JEB4923587 Romanesque art: View of the frescoes of the Church of Saint Eloi of Chalivoy-Milon (Chalivoy Milon), Cher, Centre, France. Vaults in the cradle of the front chorus

Romanesque art: Fresco of the abbey of Saint Savin on Gartempe. General view of the nave
JEB4924488 Romanesque art: Fresco of the abbey of Saint Savin on Gartempe. General view of the nave. The Old Testament, prologue of the life of the church

Fish drying inside a Native American home, Washington Territory, circa 1850 - Native American lodge
NWI4899463 Fish drying inside a Native American home, Washington Territory, circa 1850 - Native American lodge, Washington - Fish drying inside a Native American home, Washington Territory, 1850s

Making straw rope, 1855
3479075 Making straw rope, 1855; (add.info.: Woodcut illustration shows a male figure with a young girl, twisting straw to make rope. Dated 1855.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A Slubbing-Billy, 1850
3479650 A Slubbing-Billy, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a Slubbing-Billy; used to spin carded wool into rovings'. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Italy Tuscany Lucca (Lucca), Church of San Michele in Foro, Romanesque style
JEB4947532 Italy Tuscany Lucca (Lucca), Church of San Michele in Foro, Romanesque style.; (add.info.: Italy Tuscany Lucca (Lucca), Church of San Michele in Foro

New York, entrance hall of the Fred F. French Building, built in 1926-1927 by architects Sloan
JEB4946022 New York, entrance hall of the Fred F. French Building, built in 1926-1927 by architects Sloan and Robertson for the Real Estate; (add.info.: New York, entrance hall of the Fred F)

Italy Tuscany Siena, Cathedrale Duomo: The Piccolomini Library - Fresco Ceiling by Pinturricchio (Bernardino di Betto)
JEB4948363 Italy Tuscany Siena, Cathedrale Duomo: The Piccolomini Library - Fresco Ceiling by Pinturricchio (Bernardino di Betto) (1454-1513); (add.info.: Italy Tuscany Siena)

English West Indies - French Antilles - Fort de France. Ceiling of the Schoelcher Library, architect Pierre Henri Picq
JEB4948834 English West Indies - French Antilles - Fort de France. Ceiling of the Schoelcher Library, architect Pierre Henri Picq

Vestibule of the Palace of Justice in Rome
3559121 Vestibule of the Palace of Justice in Rome by Fratelli Alinari (fl.1854-1920); (add.info.: Artist: Calderini, Guglielmo Date of Artwork: 1888 -1910 Location: Palace of Justice, vestibule)

John Marshall, 1800
3507789 John Marshall, 1800; (add.info.: John Marshall (1755 - 1835) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1801-1835)

Mance's field heliograph, 1850
3480161 Mance's field heliograph, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting Mance's field heliograph. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Begbie's heliograph, 1850
3480160 Begbie's heliograph, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting Begbie's heliograph. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The collection of signatures, 1850
3478465 The collection of signatures, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the collection of signatures in the street for an Anti Corn Law petition)

The Royal Commission on the Metropolitan Board of Works, 1850
3478453 The Royal Commission on the Metropolitan Board of Works, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration of the Royal Commission on the Metropolitan Board of Works taking evidence at Westminster Sessions)

Men sampling the latest home brew, 1850
3478393 Men sampling the latest home brew, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting men sampling the latest home brew. Illustrated by George Cruikshank (1792-1878)

Drinking Companions, 1850
3478392 Drinking Companions, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration titled Drinking Companions'. Illustrated by George Cruikshank (1792-1878) a British caricaturist and book illustrator

The Chakras according to Tantric philosophy
3330750 The Chakras according to Tantric philosophy; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the Chakras according to Tantric philosophy. Dated 18th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

France, Lower Normandy, Calvados (14), Caen: L'interieur de l'abbey aux hommes (Abbey Saint Etienne de Caen)
LUX4708515 France, Lower Normandy, Calvados (14), Caen: L'interieur de l'abbey aux hommes (Abbey Saint Etienne de Caen), 1885; (add.info.: France, Lower Normandy, Calvados (14)

View of the ceiling of the Galerie d'Apollon at the Musee du Louvre in Paris
ETI4397531 View of the ceiling of the Galerie d'Apollon at the Musee du Louvre in Paris.; (add.info.: View of the ceiling of the Galerie d'Apollon at the Musee du Louvre in Paris)

Apollo winner of the snake Python (Detail) (1850 - 1851). Painting by Eugene Delacroix (1798 - 1863)
ETI4397487 Apollo winner of the snake Python (Detail) (1850 - 1851). Painting by Eugene Delacroix (1798 - 1863). Ceiling of the Galerie d'Apollon at the Musee du Louvre in Paris.; (add.info)

The month of August (1667 - 1677), medallion by Jacques Gervaise (1622 - 1670)
ETI4397485 The month of August (1667 - 1677), medallion by Jacques Gervaise (1622 - 1670). The sign of the virgin (Detail)

The Triumph of the Earth or The Triumph of Cybele (1850). Painting by Joseph Guichard (1806 - 1880)
ETI4397428 The Triumph of the Earth or The Triumph of Cybele (1850). Painting by Joseph Guichard (1806 - 1880). La Nuit ou Diane (1664 - 1677). Painting by Charles Lebrun (Le Brun) (1619-1690)

View of the ceiling of the Galerie d'Apollon at the Musee du Louvre in Paris
ETI4397409 View of the ceiling of the Galerie d'Apollon at the Musee du Louvre in Paris.; (add.info.: View of the ceiling of the Galerie d'Apollon at the Musee du Louvre in Paris.)

The sign of the belier (Detail) (1663 - 1665). Sculpture by Balthazar Marsy (1628 - 1674)
ETI4397525 The sign of the belier (Detail) (1663 - 1665). Sculpture by Balthazar Marsy (1628 - 1674) based on a drawing by Charles Le Brun (1619 - 1690)

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Captivating Ceilings from Around the World From the enchanting tales of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight to the breathtaking masterpieces in Trinity College's Long Room, ceilings have long been an overlooked canvas for artistic expression. Journey with us as we explore some of the most remarkable ceilings across different continents. In Rome, Italy, lies a true marvel - the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Painted by Michelangelo himself, this iconic masterpiece depicts biblical scenes that seem to come alive before your eyes. The vibrant colors and intricate details make it a sight that leaves visitors in awe. Venturing north to England, Kings Cross Station boasts a stunning ceiling adorned with ornate designs and delicate arches. As travelers pass through this architectural gem they can greeted by its grandeur and reminded of its historical significance. Meanwhile, at Kings College Chapel in Cambridge, England, one can gaze upon a celestial wonderland painted on its vaulted ceiling. Winged heads of 80 Ethiopian cherubs create an ethereal atmosphere that transports visitors into another realm entirely. Across Europe in Dublin's Trinity College Library stands another magnificent example - The Long Room. Its wooden barrel-vaulted ceiling stretches endlessly above rows upon rows of ancient books. This hallowed space is steeped in knowledge and whispers stories from centuries past. Delving further eastward brings us to Moscow's Komsomolskaya Metro Station where commuters are treated not only to efficient transportation but also to an extraordinary visual experience. Intricate mosaics adorn every inch of its arched ceiling, showcasing Russia's rich history and cultural heritage. Traveling even farther east leads us to Shiraz in Iran where we find ourselves beneath the captivating Tomb of Hafez. This intricately designed Islamic architecture features a mesmerizing dome-shaped ceiling that pays homage to Iran's most celebrated poet while creating an atmosphere conducive for reflection and contemplation. Lastly, we visit Eltham Palace, a unique fusion of medieval and Art Deco styles in London.