Ancient Frescoes

Fascinating frescoes depicting historical and mythological scenes. Captures the essence of ancient cultures through vibrant imagery and storytelling.

The Tring Tile, England, circa 1320-1330 Medieval ceramic tiles depicting the childhood miracles of Christ. Mosaic tiles from Byland Abbey

Roman fresco depicting Achilles attacking Agamemnon. Only part of the body of the hero is preserved with his sword, assisted by Athena. Tablinium. House of the Dioscuri. Pompeii. National Archaeological Museum. Naples. Italy.

Constantine The Great (272-337 AD). Byzantine mosaic with representation of the emperor offering Constantinople to the Virgin, 10th century. Hagia Sophia. Istanbul.

Detail from the Standard of Ur (Peace side). Sumerian artefact (circa 2600 BC) excavated from the royal tomb in the city of Ur in the 1920's. South of what is now Baghdad in Iraq. It is an historical account of ancient warfare, and shows a king, subjects, musicians, soldiers and animals

Angel, by Luini Bernardino, 1516 - 1521, 16th Century, fresco transferred to canvas. Italy, Lombardy, Milan, Brera Art Gallery. Detached fresco from San Giuseppe in Santa Maria della Pace chapel, Milan angel dress orange halo: aureole wings long blonde hair.

Abruzzo L'Aquila Fossa S. Maria delle Grotte0. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Architecture, architectural sculpture, sculpture Post-medieval: Fresco cycles German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

A knight's farewell to his lady. Barcelone, museum of fine arts of Catalonia. Location: MUSEU NACIONAL D'ART CATALUNYA. Barcelona. SPAIN.

Europe, Greece. Fresco Blue Ladies. Palace of Knossos. 1700-1450 BC. Crete

Couple in a garden, 18th century fresco. Peru.

I Dance on a Horse for the Price of an Apple; Je Danse sur un Cheval pour le Prix d'une Pomme. Theo Tobiasse (b. 1927). Oil on canvas. Signed and dated 1970. 60 x 72.5cm.

PERSONAJE MIRANDO POR UN BALCON - DETALLE DE LA ESQUINA SUPERIOR DERECHA DE LA ESCENA DEL BAÑO - CASTILLO DE QUSEIR AMRA - SIGLO VIII - OMEYA. Location: CASTILLO. QUSEIR AMRA.

Wall painting

Frescoes from La Villa Dei Papiri from Herculaneum in Rome, Italy, Naples, Neapolitan National Archeological Museum

Young singers, drawing by Giovannino De Grassi from Tacuino (sketchbook of drawings), Italy 14th Century.

The Northern Qi Dynasty (pinyin: Bei Qí Cháo) was one of the Northern dynasties of Chinese history and ruled northern China from 550 to 577. The Chinese state of Northern Qi was the successor state of the Chinese/Xianbei state of Eastern Wei and was founded by Emperor Wenxuan. As Eastern Wei's paramount general Gao Huan was succeeded by his sons Gao Cheng and Gao Yang, who took the throne from Emperor Xiaojing of Eastern Wei in 550 and established Northern Qi as its Emperor Wenxuan. Although Northern Qi was plagued by violence and/or incompetent emperors (Emperor Wenxuan, Emperor Wucheng, and Gao Wei), corrupt officials, and deteriorating armies for most of its existence, it was the strongest state of the three main Chinese states (along with the Northern Zhou state and the Chen Dynasty) when it was established. Like most imperial dynasties, it gradually declined and was destroyed by the Northern Zhou in 577.

MOSAICO ROMANO. Location: MUSEO ARQUEOLOGICO-COLECCION. CORDOBA. SPAIN.

Grave stele of Salmamodes, macedonian mercenery. 2nd century BC. From Sidon (Lebanon). Archaeological Museum. Istanbul. Turkey.

Sketch for the village hall of the city hall: lights Albert Aublet (1851-1938). Lights. Sketch for the village hall of the City Hall. Oil and pencil glued on thick cardboard, 1889.

Kashiwaga Mlato receiving Yugiri, illustration from the emakimono of Genji Monogatari, novel by the poet Murasaki Shikibu, Japan. Japanese Civilisation, Heian period, 11th century.

Fresco depicting river landscape, from Akrotiri, Thera Island, Santorini, Greece, detail

Italy, Apulia, Ruvo di Puglia, Detail of Krater (vase used to mix wine and water) depicting a satyrs drama, painted by Promonos Painter

Wall Paintings, Tomb of Nakht, TT52, Tombs of the Nobles, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa Copyright: RichardxMaschmeyer 801-4035

The Birth of God's Son, 15th century tapestry interwoven with gold thread, manufacture of Brussels.

Krishna and the Cowherds at the Edge of a Forest. India, Rajasthan, Bundi, circa 1750. Drawings; watercolors. Ink and opaque watercolor on paper

Egypt, Thebes, Luxor, Sheikh 'Abd al-Qurna, Tomb of high steward architect Senenmut, Drawings, Senenmut

El Arquero Celeste by Pedro Coronel

Mural, fresco, Villa dei Misteri (Mystery Villa), excavation of the Roman city of Pompeii, Naples, Campania, Italy, Europe

Great Palace Mosaic Museum. 4th-6th centuries. Detail of a mosaic depicting a bear devouring a lamb. Sector E. Istanbul. Turkey.

The Qianling Mausoleum is a Tang Dynasty (618-907) tomb site located in Qian County, Shaanxi province, China, and is 85 km (53 miles) northwest of Xi'an, the former Tang capital. Built by 684 (with additional construction until 706), the tombs of the mausoleum complex house the remains of various members of the royal Li family. This includes Emperor Gaozong of Tang (r. 649-683), as well as his wife, the Zhou Dynasty usurper and China's first (and only) governing empress Wu Zetian (r. 690-705). The mausoleum is renowned for its many Tang Dynasty stone statues located above ground and the mural paintings adorning the subterranean walls of the tombs. Besides the main tumulus mound and underground tomb of Gaozong and Wu Zetian, there is a total of 17 smaller attendant tombs.

Frescoes by Indigenous Artists, 16th century, Casa del Dean, 1580, Oldest House in Puebla, Historic Center, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Puebla City, Puebla State, Mexico, North America

A figure sitting near an herm, by Unknown artist, 25,1st Century, mural. Italy: Lazio: Rome: Palazzo Massimo alle Terme: Cubicolo D parete sinistra dell'anticamera. Whole artwork. Young woman sitting herm

Painting depicting man holding gazelles by the horns, from the Tomb of Metchetchi at Saqqara, mural, detail

Italy - Campania - Naples - archaeological Museum - mosaîque resulting from Pompeî

Medieval agricultural scene. Dated 14th Century

Marcello Cammi, sculptor and painter from Bordighera Italy, sculpted and painted along the Sasso river for most of his life

Painted ornamental works of large animals. Museum of Paeleonthology Moscow

FRESCOS. Author: DIEGO RIVERA. Location: PALACIO NACIONAL. MEXICO CITY. CIUDAD DE MEXICO.

DETALLE DEL TAPIZ DE LA CREACION - SIGLO XII - ROMANICO ESPAÑOL. Location: CATEDRAL-MUSEO DIOCESANO. GERONA. SPAIN.

Spanish school. Detail of Passion: Medieval lute player. Mural painting from the Pamplona Cathedral refectory. Pamplona, Navarra museum. Author: JUAN OLIVER (S XIV). Location: MUSEO DE NAVARRA. Pamplona. NAVARRA. SPAIN.

Egyptian tomb wall painting from Thebes, Luxor. Dated 11th Century BC

Italy, Veneto, Venice, Detail Of Mosaic Depicting Noah Releasing White Dove From The Floating Ark In Basilica Di San Marco.

EMBLEMA CON GATO QUE CAPTURA UNA PERDIZ Y PATOS DEL NILO - MOSAICO POMPEYANO PROCEDENTE DE LA CASA DE FAUNO. Location: NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ARCHAEOLOGY. NEAPEL. ITALIA.

Fresco, Noah's Ark, in the Abbey Church of Saint Savin, Saint-Savin, Departement Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, France, Europe

The Dutch East India Company, or VOC, was a chartered company established in 1602, when the States-General of the Netherlands granted it a 21-year monopoly to carry out colonial activities in Asia. It was the first multinational corporation in the world and the first company to issue stock. It was also arguably the world's first megacorporation, possessing quasi-governmental powers, including the ability to wage war, imprison and execute convicts, negotiate treaties, coin money and establish colonies. The VOC was set up in 1602 to gain a foothold in the East Indies (Indonesia) for the Dutch in the lucrative spice trade, which until that point was dominated by the Portuguese. In India, the VOC built ports and trading posts in Bengal (now Bangladesh) and the Coromandel Coast. Between 1602 and 1796, the VOC sent almost a million Europeans to work in the Asia trade on 4,785 ships, and netted more than 2.5 million tons of Asian trade goods.

Angel, detail of frescoes in the crypt of Marienberg Abbey, Burgeis, Vinschgau Valley, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy, 12th century.

Jerusalem Mosaik of Madaba Original, Jordan The Madaba Mosaic Moda also Madaba-Mosaik or Palestine mosaic is part of a late antique mosaic in the St. George Church in Madaba Jordan. The Madaba mosaic is the oldest cartographic representation of the Holy Land and especially Jerusalem. It dates from the middle 6th century

Alexander Mosaic. Battle of Issus (333 B.C.). Battle between Alexander the Great and the Achaemenid Empire, Darius III. Mosaic. Pompei, Casa del Fauno (VI, 12, 2). 2nd century AD. Detail. Alexander with Bucephalus. National Archaeological Museum, Naples. Italy.

Esther scroll from Germany, early 18th century, the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

Fresco of fishing boats, 2nd century AD, Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, National Museum of Rome, Italy

Body painting, body jewellery, monochrome fresco painting by Diego Rivera in the arcades of the Palacio Nacional, National Palace, Zoccalo, Mexico City, Mexico, Central America

1940's Alfred Krupp wartime inscription on house wall in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Mosaic of a Bull; Syria; 5th-6th century; Mosaic; 124.9 × 178.9 × 7.6 cm (49 3,16 × 70 7,16 × 3 in.)

AZULEJO DE ARISTA TOLEDANO CON UN CABALLERO ATAVIADO A LA MODA DEL SIGLO XVI. Location: INSTITUTO VALENCIA DE DON JUAN-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Egypt, Thebes, Luxor, Sheikh 'Abd al-Qurna, Tomb of army commander Amenemheb Meh, Mural painting representing garden

policromia of Sant Bassa, Baroque altarpiece, 1622, designed by Francesc Ferrer, Oratory, ,Alaro Castle, 14th century, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

Dragon's mosaic in the Emperor Wilhelm Memorial church, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Detail of Fire Mark, 1805-1830.. Metal fire insurance mark or plaque affixed to the front of insured buildings as a guide to the insurance company's fire brigade. These identification marks were used in the eighteenth and nineteenth century in the days before municipal fire services were formed. .

Brick ceiling with a male figure, San Donato Church, 1616, maiolica, Castelli manufacture, Abruzzo. Italy, 17th century.

'La Siega', detalle de un retablo procedente de Escunhau, siglo XIII. Museu Diocesà d'Urgell.

Saint George Russian Painter Russian. Saint George 437558

Pompeii Archaeological Site, Campania, Italy. Fresco of Roman galleys. House of the Vettii. Casa dei Vettii. Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Torre Annunziata are collectively designated a UNESCO World Heritage site. EDITORIAL ONLY.

Plate, hunting and fishing in the marsh. Replica of fresco from Thebes, Tomb of Menna by Nina M. Davies (1881-1965) from ""Ancient Egyptian Painting"", Chicago, 1936

Siyah Kalem or 'Black Pen' is the name given to the 15th century school of painting attributed to Mehmed Siyah Kalem. Nothing is known of his life, but his work indicates that he was of Central Asian Turkic origin, and thoroughly familiar with camp and military life. The paintings appear in the 'Conquerors Albums', so named because two portraits of Sultan Mehmed II the Conqueror are present in one of them. The albums are made up of miniatures taken from manuscripts of the 14th, 15th, and early 16th centuries, and one series of paintings is inscribed 'work of Master Muhammad Siyah Kalem'. Something of the style and techniques of Chinese paintings is apparent in these, and an acquaintance with Buddhist art, particularly in the depictions of grotesque demonic figures.

Wall painting: Archangel Gabriel; VIII century (701-00-00-800-00-00);

Mural depicting the cultural heritage of the Aonikenk and Kaweshar ethnic group, Puerto Natales, Patagonia, Chile, South America

Ceiling panel with rampant lion. Date/Period: First half of 14th century. Painting. Tempera on wood. Height: 232 mm (9.13 in); Width: 284 mm (11.18 in). Author: UNKNOWN.

Well-preserved mural in a villa in the ruins of the Roman city of Pompeii, Naples, Campania, Italy, Europe

old roman mosaic art at museum in tunis africa

The Letters XPI, from the Book of Kells, 8th century, Manuscript illumination. It is on this manuscript that most of the usual definitions of the Irish style are based.

Alexander the Great and Hephaestion during a lion hunt, ca 320 BC, mosaic from the peristyle house 1 (The House of Dionysos), Room C, Pella, Greece. Detail showing Alexander, 4th Century BC.

The mosaic was part of the floor of a cave tomb at Edessa. The Phoenix stands on a wreathed pillar, symbolic of the soul; before it was conventional stone tomb. Dated 236 A.D.

The Dance Macabre (Detail) 1485 Artist Unknown Fresco L'Oratorio dei Disciplini

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