Frescoes Collection (page 8)

Mountain Scene, Brancacci Chapel, 1428 (fresco)
3598992 Mountain Scene, Brancacci Chapel, 1428 (fresco) by Masaccio, Tommaso (1401-28); (add.info.: by Tommaso Masaccio); Photo © Raffaello Bencini

Fishing scene on the tomb of a noble in Saqqara (relief)
THT4306365 Fishing scene on the tomb of a noble in Saqqara (relief); (add.info.: Ancient Egypt: Saqqarah (or Saqqara or Sakkarah): necropolis of the Old Empire, tomb of noble

Inherkhaou Tomb, Deir El Medineh
8587098 Inherkhaou Tomb, Deir El Medineh by Egyptian; Deir El-Bahri, Thebes, Egypt; (add.info.: Egypt. Luxor, city on the Nile of ancient Thebes)

Eagles symbolizing Upper and Lower Egypt, Temple of Horus, Edfu
8586497 Eagles symbolizing Upper and Lower Egypt, Temple of Horus, Edfu by Egyptian; Temple of Horus, Edfu, Egypt; (add.info.: Egypt Edfu, a city in Upper Egypt housing the Temple of Horus)

Mural Hieroglyph, Valley of the Kings, Luxor
8587867 Mural Hieroglyph, Valley of the Kings, Luxor by Egyptian; Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt; (add.info.: Egypt. Luxor, city on the Nile of ancient Thebes)

The goose, the hare, the bee, Valley of the Kings, Luxor
8587608 The goose, the hare, the bee, Valley of the Kings, Luxor by Egyptian; Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt; (add.info.: Egypt. Luxor, city on the Nile of ancient Thebes)

Italy: Archaeological Site of Pompei at the foot of the Vesuve: Fresco
GYS4720590 Italy: Archaeological Site of Pompei at the foot of the Vesuve: Fresco by Roman (1st century AD); (add.info.: Italy: Archaeological Site of Pompei at the foot of the Vesuve)

Excavations at Pompei: Wall painting from the House of the Vetti showing cupids as goldsmiths
545038 Excavations at Pompei: Wall painting from the House of the Vetti showing cupids as goldsmiths, uncovered during the excavations. Pompei was destroyed by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD

Pompeii, Casa de Diana and amphitrite fountain and wall painting, Italy (photo)
3475923 Pompeii, Casa de Diana and amphitrite fountain and wall painting, Italy (photo) by Roman (1st century AD); (add.info.: Pompeii, Casa de Diana and amphitrite fountain and wall painting)

Roman art: architectural landscape with temple and sacred portal from Villa Papiri (fresco)
PCT4293634 Roman art: architectural landscape with temple and sacred portal from Villa Papiri (fresco) by Gallo-Roman, (1st century AD); Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Campania

Detail of a fresco from the College or Sacellum des Augustales, herculanum (fresco)
PCT4293518 Detail of a fresco from the College or Sacellum des Augustales, herculanum (fresco) by Gallo-Roman, (1st century AD); (add.info.: Hercules and Dejanire Herculanum (Herculaneum, Ercolano)

Scenes of the life of St Nicholas, 14th century (fresco)
7431635 Scenes of the life of St Nicholas, 14th century (fresco) by Venetian School, (14th century); (add.info.: Scenes from the life of St Nicholas by a Viennese master (14th C)

Wall Decor, a Pharaoh and His Wife, Horus Temple, Edfu
8588795 Wall Decor, a Pharaoh and His Wife, Horus Temple, Edfu by Egyptian; Temple of Horus, Edfu, Egypt; (add.info.: Egypt Edfu, a city in Upper Egypt housing the Temple of Horus)

Temple of Abu Simbel, Pharaoh worshiping Ra (fresco)
8586622 Temple of Abu Simbel, Pharaoh worshiping Ra (fresco) by Egyptian; The Great Temple, Abu Simbel, Nubia, Egypt; (add.info.: Egypt.Abu Simbel temple)

Hall of Mirrors, Palace of Versailles (photo)
7423028 Hall of Mirrors, Palace of Versailles (photo) by Mansart, Jules Hardouin (1646-1708); Musee et Domaine National de Versailles et de Trianon, Versailles, France; (add.info.: Hall of Mirrors)

Representation of the craftsmen of Giorgio Vasari's workshop, 16th century (fresco)
BEN5476990 Representation of the craftsmen of Giorgio Vasari's workshop, 16th century (fresco) by Vasari, Giorgio (1511-74); Palazzo Vecchio, Florence

Dionysos vetu of grape clusters standing in front of Mount Vesuve - Fresco from Pompei
PCT4293622 Dionysos vetu of grape clusters standing in front of Mount Vesuve - Fresco from Pompei, casa diel centenario (house of the centenario) - Naples, National Archeological Museum, (Napoli)

Detail of a Roman fresco in Herculanum (fresco)
PCT4293461 Detail of a Roman fresco in Herculanum (fresco) by Roman, (1st century AD); (add.info.: Herculanum (Herculaneum, Ercolano, Italia, Italy): Roman fresco); © Patrice Cartier

Detail of a Roman fresco, Herculanum (fresco)
PCT4293451 Detail of a Roman fresco, Herculanum (fresco) by Roman, (1st century AD); (add.info.: Herculanum (Herculaneum, Ercolano, Italia, Italy)); © Patrice Cartier. All rights reserved 2023

Pompeii, fresco depicting wine being poured from leather skins or men operating bellows, Roman, Italy (photo)
3475921 Pompeii, fresco depicting wine being poured from leather skins or men operating bellows, Roman, Italy (photo) by Roman (1st century AD); (add.info.: Pompeii)

Venus resting in the shell. House of Venus, Pompei, Italy. Fresco
534813 Venus resting in the shell. House of Venus, Pompei, Italy. Fresco. by Roman (1st century AD); Universal History Archive/UIG

Cave paintings found in the Cave of Altamira (mural)
3507349 Cave paintings found in the Cave of Altamira (mural) by Prehistoric; (add.info.: Cave painting found in the Cave of Altamira, located in Cantabria, Spain)

Greek Art: A young swimmer diving. Fresco of the grave of the "diver". From the southern cemetery of Paestum
PCT4293600 Greek Art: A young swimmer diving. Fresco of the grave of the "diver". From the southern cemetery of Paestum

Detail of a household shrine, from the Casa dei Vetti (fresco on stone)
RH320911 Detail of a household shrine, from the Casa dei Vetti (fresco on stone) by Roman (1st century AD); Area archeologica di Pompei, Naples, Campania

Jason and Pelias, from the House of Jason, or of the Fatal Loves, Pompeii, 1st century AD (fresco)
IND106388 Jason and Pelias, from the House of Jason, or of the Fatal Loves, Pompeii, 1st century AD (fresco) by Roman (1st century AD); height:190 cm; Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Campania

Roman art: river scene - boat and sailors on a river (river) - fragment of a Pompei fresco preserved at
PCT4293621 Roman art: river scene - boat and sailors on a river (river) - fragment of a Pompei fresco preserved at the Archeological Museum of Naples, Italy - Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Napoli

Cave paintings found in the Cave of Altamira (mural)
3507348 Cave paintings found in the Cave of Altamira (mural) by Prehistoric; (add.info.: Cave painting found in the Cave of Altamira, located in Cantabria, Spain)

Dionysus seated on a throne
3780778 Dionysus seated on a throne by Roman (1st century AD); (add.info.: Dionysus seated on a throne. Fresco in a Pompeii house. From Prof. Dr)

Narcissus at Fountain, fresco from House of Loreio Tiburtino, Pompeii, Campania, Roman Civilization, 1st Century
AIS5389846 Narcissus at Fountain, fresco from House of Loreio Tiburtino, Pompeii, Campania, Roman Civilization, 1st Century by Roman (1st century AD); (add.info.: Narcissus)

Dancing Satyr, from the Villa of Mysteries, 1st century BC (fresco)
IND106389 Dancing Satyr, from the Villa of Mysteries, 1st century BC (fresco) by Roman (1st century AD); Area archeologica di Pompei, Naples, Campania, Italy; Index Fototeca

Frescos on the walls of the Pentheus room, House of the Vettii, 1st century AD (photo)
IND113535 Frescos on the walls of the Pentheus room, House of the Vettii, 1st century AD (photo) by Roman (1st century AD); The Palatine, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: LtoR Punishment of Dirce)

Apollon playing lyre or cithar, Rome, 1st century (fresco)
PCT4293306 Apollon playing lyre or cithar, Rome, 1st century (fresco) by Roman, (1st century AD); The Palatine, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Apollo citharede)

Bison Painting in Altamira caves, Upper Paleolithic museum, Santander, Cantabria, Spain (photo)
3585171 Bison Painting in Altamira caves, Upper Paleolithic museum, Santander, Cantabria, Spain (photo) by Prehistoric; (add.info.: Bison Painting in Altamira caves, Upper Paleolithic museum)

Wall painting of a female head, Pompeii, 1st century AD (fresco)
ACI97456 Wall painting of a female head, Pompeii, 1st century AD (fresco) by Roman (1st century AD); Private Collection; Accademia Italiana, London

Pompei. The Hunt of the Dwarfs. Fresco. Naples National Museum
533976 Pompei. The Hunt of the Dwarfs. Fresco. Naples National Museum by Roman (1st century AD); Universal History Archive/UIG

Hercules and Lernaean Hydra, fresco, Via Latina Catacomb, Rome, Italy, 4th century
3433215 Hercules and Lernaean Hydra, fresco, Via Latina Catacomb, Rome, Italy, 4th century by Roman, (4th century AD); Catacomb of Via Latina, Rome, Lazio

The Raising of Lazarus, Catacombs of Via Latina, Rome (fresco)
3433212 The Raising of Lazarus, Catacombs of Via Latina, Rome (fresco) by Roman; Catacomb of Via Latina, Rome, Lazio, Italy; (add.info.: In the Gospel of John)

The Empyreum, Dante Room, Casino Massimo, Rome, 1818-24 (fresco)
703105 The Empyreum, Dante Room, Casino Massimo, Rome, 1818-24 (fresco) by Veit, Philipp (1793-1877); Casino Massimo, Rome

The Samaritan woman at the well, Catacombs of Via Latina, Rome (fresco)
703119 The Samaritan woman at the well, Catacombs of Via Latina, Rome (fresco) by Roman; Catacomb of Via Latina, Rome, Lazio

Fragments of a fresco from Knossos, with modern restorations; soldiers at the run, c
3704876 Fragments of a fresco from Knossos, with modern restorations; soldiers at the run, c.1450-1400 BC (fresco) by Greek school, (14th-15th century BC); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

The Sacrifice of Isaac, Catacombs of Via Latina, Rome (fresco)
703120 The Sacrifice of Isaac, Catacombs of Via Latina, Rome (fresco) by Paleo-Christian, (4th century); Catacomb of Via Latina, Rome, Lazio

Hallway to Burial Chamber, Tomb of Ramses V and VI, KV9, Valley of the Kings, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Wall painting, Afrosiab Museum, also known as Afrosiyob Museum, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan, Samarkand, Wall painting, Afrosiab Museum, also known as Afrosiyob Museum

Wheel of Samsara, Dashang Kagyu Ling congregation, Temple of the Thousand Buddhas, La Boulaye, Bourgogne, France, Europe

Plaza de Espana with canal and bridge, Maria Luisa Park, Seville, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Frescoes in the House of Livia on the Palatine

Interior of Church of Gesu Nuovo, Naples, Campania, Italy

Frescoes, Pompeii, Campania, Italy

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Frescoes, the vibrant and timeless art form that brings history to life. From the Nativity scene fresco designed and painted by Dom Georges Saget in 1963 to the stunning painting of the Visitation in the Visitation church in Ein Kerem, Israel, these masterpieces capture moments of profound significance. In Pompeii's National Archaeological Museum, a portrait of a young girl named Sappho emerges from ancient ruins, showcasing both beauty and fragility frozen in time. The Garden Paintings from the Villa of Livia transport us to an enchanting world where nature intertwines with human creativity. The Trompe l'oeil garden from the Villa of Livia takes us back to 40-20 BC when this technique mesmerized viewers with its illusionary depth. Meanwhile, at Franciscan Church in Vienna, Jesus, God, and the Holy Spirit are depicted through intricate frescoes that inspire awe and reverence. Moving across continents to Ybor City Historic District in Tampa, Florida, we encounter a captivating mural by Chico that tells stories of community and heritage. In Argentina's Santa Cruz lies the Cave of Hands; its detailed frescoes offer glimpses into ancient civilizations long gone but not forgotten. Coit Tower stands tall amidst San Francisco's skyline adorned with breathtaking frescoes that celebrate labor movements and social justice. And as we journey further east to Lake Tana in Ethiopia's Narga Selassie Church paintings reveal spiritual devotion intertwined with cultural traditions. Finally, Raphael's Transfiguration transports us back to 1517 - an era defined by artistic brilliance where religious narratives were brought alive on walls for all to witness. Frescoes transcend time and geography; they connect us deeply with our past while igniting our imagination for what lies ahead. These magnificent works remind us that art has no boundaries – it is a universal language capable of evoking emotions across generations.