Wall Fresco Collection (#2)

View of the Southern Wall of the Room of the Little Dog, 1560-1561 (fresco)
2632659 View of the Southern Wall of the Room of the Little Dog, 1560-1561 (fresco) by Veronese, (Paolo Caliari) (1528-88); Villa Barbaro, Maser, Veneto, Italy; (add.info.: Maser, Villa Barbaro)

Universal Harmony surrounded by gods: Zeus with an eagle, Mars, Apollo with the lyre, Venus, Mercury with caduceus
2632647 Universal Harmony surrounded by gods: Zeus with an eagle, Mars, Apollo with the lyre, Venus, Mercury with caduceus, Diana with dogs, and Saturn, the central octagon of the Hall of Olympus

Allegories of Winter and Spring (Vulcan and Venus), Southern Wall, lunette above the Door to the Crociera Room
2632642 Allegories of Winter and Spring (Vulcan and Venus), Southern Wall, lunette above the Door to the Crociera Room, Hall of Olympus, 1560-1561 (fresco) by Veronese

The Nemesis, The Room of the Oil Lamp, 1560-1561 (fresco)
2632627 The Nemesis, The Room of the Oil Lamp, 1560-1561 (fresco) by Veronese, (Paolo Caliari) (1528-88); Villa Barbaro, Maser, Veneto, Italy; (add.info.: Maser, Villa Barbaro)

The Hunter, Hall of Olympus, 1560-1561 (fresco)
2632625 The Hunter, Hall of Olympus, 1560-1561 (fresco) by Veronese, (Paolo Caliari) (1528-88); Villa Barbaro, Maser, Veneto, Italy; (add.info.: Maser, Villa Barbaro)

The Marriage (woodcut)
397436 The Marriage (woodcut) by Gill, Eric (1882-1940); Private Collection

In the Rose Garden, 1921 (oil on canvas)
XPG443302 In the Rose Garden, 1921 (oil on canvas) by Panitzsch, Robert (1879-1949); Private Collection

"The resurrected Christ", c. 1420 (fresco)
5051377 " The resurrected Christ", c.1420 (fresco) by Master of Vignola (15th century); Rocca di Vignola, Vignola, Modena, Italy; (add.info.: Vignola Stronghold, the Contrari Chapel)

"Resurrection"and "Descent into Limbo", Detail of Christ and the sleeping Roman soldiers, c
5051433 " Resurrection" and " Descent into Limbo", Detail of Christ and the sleeping Roman soldiers, c.1420 (fresco) by Master of Vignola (15th century); Rocca di Vignola

Room of Psiche: view of the southern wall, with the Banquet of the gods (fresco)
7240613 Room of Psiche: view of the southern wall, with the Banquet of the gods (fresco) by Romano, Giulio (1492-1546) (workshop of); (add.info.: Palazzo Te (Gonzagas summer residence)); Ghigo Roli

View of the Room of Giants (southern wall), detail with the lighting (fresco)
7240575 View of the Room of Giants (southern wall), detail with the lighting (fresco) by Romano, Giulio (1492-1546) (workshop of); Palazzo del Te, Mantua

Camera del Sole e della Luna (Chamber of the Sun and the Moon) (fresco)
7240554 Camera del Sole e della Luna (Chamber of the Sun and the Moon) (fresco) by Primaticcio, Francesco (1504-70); (add.info.: Palazzo Te (Gonzagas summer residence)

Camera del Sole e della Luna (Chamber of the Sun and the Moon) (fresco)
7240550 Camera del Sole e della Luna (Chamber of the Sun and the Moon) (fresco) by Primaticcio, Francesco (1504-70); Palazzo del Te, Mantua, Italy; (add.info.: Palazzo Te (Gonzagas summer residence)

Room of Psiche, northern wall: Mars, Venus and Adonis (fresco)
7240615 Room of Psiche, northern wall: Mars, Venus and Adonis (fresco) by Romano, Giulio (1492-1546) (workshop of); (add.info)

Room of Psiche: view of the eastern wall (fresco)
7240612 Room of Psiche: view of the eastern wall (fresco) by Romano, Giulio (1492-1546) (workshop of); (add.info.: From the Metamorphosis by Apuleius Palazzo Te (Gonzagas summer residence)

View of the Room of Giants (southern wall), detail with the lighting (fresco)
7240579 View of the Room of Giants (southern wall), detail with the lighting (fresco) by Romano, Giulio (1492-1546) (workshop of); Palazzo del Te, Mantua

Clerici Palace, the Gallery of Tapestries or the Tiepolo Hall: "The Quadriga of the Sun illuminates
7240480 Clerici Palace, the Gallery of Tapestries or the Tiepolo Hall: " The Quadriga of the Sun illuminates the world", detail of the fresco on the vault (c.1740)

Pope Clement V during the Council of Vienna, Vatican Apostolic Library, 17th century (fresco)
AIS5344243 Pope Clement V during the Council of Vienna, Vatican Apostolic Library, 17th century (fresco) by Speranza, Giovanni Battista (c)

The Three Graces, 1st century (fresco)
LRI4639296 The Three Graces, 1st century (fresco) by Master degli Scorsi (1st century); Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Campania

Romanesque crypt, Bayeux Cathedral
7134962 Romanesque crypt, Bayeux Cathedral by Romanesque, (11th century); Bayeux, Normandy, France; (add.info.: Bayeux Cathedral Romanesque crypt rediscovered on 3 April 1412)

Five episodes of the story of Hermaphrodite 1781- 1782, fresco
7225016 Five episodes of the story of Hermaphrodite 1781- 1782, fresco by Bonvicini, Nicola (1735-1798); Villa Borghese, Rome

Triumph of Galatea 1778-1780, fresco
7225005 Triumph of Galatea 1778-1780, fresco by Angelis, Domenico de (1735-1804); Villa Borghese, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Frescoe in the vault of the Gallery of the emperor, villa Borghese)

Numa Pompilius instituting the cult of the Vestals (detail), 1636 - 1638 (fresco)
7216156 Numa Pompilius instituting the cult of the Vestals (detail), 1636 - 1638 (fresco) by Cesari, Giuseppe (Cavalier d Arpino) (1568-1640); Musei Capitolini, Rome

Descent of Jesus Christ into Limbo (photogravure)
7185047 Descent of Jesus Christ into Limbo (photogravure) by Magimel, Albert (1799-1877); Private Collection; (add.info.: Descent of Jesus Christ into Limbo)

Room of Psiche: view of the northern wall (fresco)
7240614 Room of Psiche: view of the northern wall (fresco) by Romano, Giulio (1492-1546) (workshop of); (add.info.: From the Metamorphosis by Apuleius Palazzo Te (Gonzagas summer residence)

Room of Psiche: view of the western wall, with the rustic Banquet (fresco)
7240603 Room of Psiche: view of the western wall, with the rustic Banquet (fresco) by Romano, Giulio (1492-1546) (workshop of); (add.info)

View of the Room of Giants (southern wall) (fresco)
7240572 View of the Room of Giants (southern wall) (fresco) by Romano, Giulio (1492-1546) (workshop of); Palazzo del Te, Mantua

Room of Giants: view of the northern wall (fresco)
7240567 Room of Giants: view of the northern wall (fresco) by Romano, Giulio (1492-1546) (workshop of); Palazzo del Te, Mantua

The vault of the Room of Giants. The gods of Olympus, commanded by Jupiter
7240557 The vault of the Room of Giants. The gods of Olympus, commanded by Jupiter, are preparing to counter the attack of the Giants, Palazzo Te, Mantua, Italy (photo) by Romano

The War in the East, Prince Charles Journey from Bucharest to Kalafat (engraving)
1059666 The War in the East, Prince Charles Journey from Bucharest to Kalafat (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War in the East)

Romanesque crypt, Bayeux Cathedral
7134963 Romanesque crypt, Bayeux Cathedral by Romanesque, (11th century); Bayeux, Normandy, France; (add.info.: Bayeux Cathedral Romanesque crypt rediscovered on 3 April 1412)

Triumph of the consul Lucius Aemilius Paulus over Perseus king of Macedonia (detail), about 1570 (fresco)
7216169 Triumph of the consul Lucius Aemilius Paulus over Perseus king of Macedonia (detail), about 1570 (fresco) by Alberti, Michele (b.c.1530) & Rocchetti, Jacopo (16th century); Musei Capitolini

Numa Pompilius instituting the cult of the Vestals (detail), 1636 - 1638 (fresco)
7216157 Numa Pompilius instituting the cult of the Vestals (detail), 1636 - 1638 (fresco) by Cesari, Giuseppe (Cavalier d Arpino) (1568-1640); Musei Capitolini, Rome

Romulus plows the boundary line around the future city of Rome (detail), 1638 - 1639 (fresco)
7216155 Romulus plows the boundary line around the future city of Rome (detail), 1638 - 1639 (fresco) by Cesari, Giuseppe (Cavalier d Arpino) (1568-1640); Musei Capitolini, Rome

Room of Psiche, northern wall: Venus and Mars bathing; Eros and some cupids attend the goddesss bath (fresco)
7240616 Room of Psiche, northern wall: Venus and Mars bathing; Eros and some cupids attend the goddesss bath (fresco) by Romano

View of the Room of Giants (western wall); detail (fresco)
7240565 View of the Room of Giants (western wall); detail (fresco) by Romano, Giulio (1492-1546) (workshop of); Palazzo del Te, Mantua

View of the Room of Giants (western wall) (fresco)
7240563 View of the Room of Giants (western wall) (fresco) by Romano, Giulio (1492-1546) (workshop of); Palazzo del Te, Mantua

The language difficulty, Paris (chromolitho)
7184880 The language difficulty, Paris (chromolitho) by Thompson, George Henry (1853-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: The language difficulty, Paris)

Lunch on a Boat (engraving)
1720514 Lunch on a Boat (engraving) by Daubigny, Charles Francois (1817-78) (after); (add.info.: Lunch on boat, engraving by Charles-Francois Daubigny (1817-1878))

Triumph of the consul Lucius Aemilius Paulus over Perseus king of Macedonia (detail), about 1570 (fresco)
7216167 Triumph of the consul Lucius Aemilius Paulus over Perseus king of Macedonia (detail), about 1570 (fresco) by Alberti, Michele (b.c.1530) & Rocchetti, Jacopo (16th century); Musei Capitolini

Numa Pompilius instituting the cult of the Vestals (detail), 1636 - 1638 (fresco)
7216158 Numa Pompilius instituting the cult of the Vestals (detail), 1636 - 1638 (fresco) by Cesari, Giuseppe (Cavalier d Arpino) (1568-1640); Musei Capitolini, Rome

Pope Pius II (1405-64) Presides over the Diet of Mantua in 1459, 1503-08 (fresco)
GRL153308 Pope Pius II (1405-64) Presides over the Diet of Mantua in 1459, 1503-08 (fresco) by Pinturicchio, Bernardino di Betto (c.1452-1513); Piccolomini Library, Duomo, Siena

View of the Room of Giants (fresco)
7240560 View of the Room of Giants (fresco) by Romano, Giulio (1492-1546) (workshop of); Palazzo del Te, Mantua, Italy; (add.info)

Camera del Sole e della Luna (Chamber of the Sun and the Moon) (fresco)
7240552 Camera del Sole e della Luna (Chamber of the Sun and the Moon) (fresco) by Primaticcio, Francesco (1504-70); (add.info.: Palazzo Te (Gonzagas summer residence)

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