Cultural Murals and Artworks

Ancient murals depicting deities and scenes from Hindu mythology, showcasing vibrant colors and historical artistry.

Asia, India, Rajasthan, Rohet Garh, Wall paintings on the entrance to Rohet Garh residence of the rulers of Rohet, now Heritage Hotel, Rajasthan, India

Sri Lanka (Ceylon) Sigiriya Frescoes Plate 12. Swaan, Wim. 1966 or earlier Photographic production materials for Lost Cities of Asia: Ceylon, Pagan, Angkor Photographs of architecture were selected and digitized from these materials. Portraits, ethnographic images, and images of museum objects were excluded. Digital images are arranged geographically, first by country, then by city, then by site complex or monument, with all names in alphabetical order. Location names are derived from the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names (TGN)®, Library of Congress subject headings, and scholarly publications. Published images are followed by unpublished images. Versos of prints and slide mounts were not digitized. The information in any handwritten identifications found on these surfaces was incorporated into the metadata for individual images. All digital images are cropped to the edge of the frame and are not color-corrected. Photographic production materials for Lost Cities of Asia: Ceylon, Paga

Shiva mural in the Kailasanatha Temple, dating from the 8th century AD, Ellora, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Maharashtra, India, Asia

18th century Murals frescos paintings in Adinath Jain temple at Vidur village near Tindivanam, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Narasimha Disemboweling Hiranyakashipu, Folio from a Bhagavata Purana (Ancient Stories of the Lord). India, Himachal Pradesh, Nurpur, circa 1760-1770. Drawings; watercolors. Opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Asia, India, Rajasthan, Rohet Garh, Wall paintings on the entrance to Rohet Garh residence of the rulers of Rohet, now Heritage Hotel, Rajasthan, India

Dutch Tapestry depicting Medieval Falconry

Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Mural at Kings Palace complex

Illustration of the Mahabharata, c. 1800. India, Maharashtra, Paithan School, early 19th Century. Color on paper; overall: 29.2 x 40.7 cm (11 1/2 x 16 in.).

Sri Lanka (Ceylon) Sigiriya Frescoes Plate 11. Swaan, Wim. 1966 or earlier Photographic production materials for Lost Cities of Asia: Ceylon, Pagan, Angkor Photographs of architecture were selected and digitized from these materials. Portraits, ethnographic images, and images of museum objects were excluded. Digital images are arranged geographically, first by country, then by city, then by site complex or monument, with all names in alphabetical order. Location names are derived from the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names (TGN)®, Library of Congress subject headings, and scholarly publications. Published images are followed by unpublished images. Versos of prints and slide mounts were not digitized. The information in any handwritten identifications found on these surfaces was incorporated into the metadata for individual images. All digital images are cropped to the edge of the frame and are not color-corrected. Photographic production materials for Lost Cities of Asia: Ceylon, Paga

Classical fresco of a jewel merchant, Sri Lanka

Royal Maidens (Detail) ca. 400 Indian Art Fresco Sigiriya Caves, Sri Lanka

Ancient famous wall paintings (frescoes) at Sigirya, Sri Lanka

Pagan Fresco, Burma Asian Art Fresco

Example of a painting of the 16th century near Tanjore, India.

Ancient famous wall paintings (frescoes) at Sigirya, Sri Lanka

Diana or Artemis, Goddess of the Hunt, c. 1890. Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat. Watercolor, graphite, ink, and tin on paper; secondary support: 48.4 x 27.6 cm (19 1/16 x 10 7/8 in.); painting only: 45.4 x 27.8 cm (17 7/8 x 10 15/16 in.). An adaptation of the Greek goddess Artemis or Roman goddess Diana, goddess of the hunt, this winged fairy wears a British crown and a short skirt and carries a spear. Like Diana/Artemis, the stag is presented on her left. Her hair resembles that of other Hindu goddesses.

Sri Lanka (Ceylon) Sigiriya Frescoes Plate 13. Swaan, Wim. 1966 or earlier Photographic production materials for Lost Cities of Asia: Ceylon, Pagan, Angkor Photographs of architecture were selected and digitized from these materials. Portraits, ethnographic images, and images of museum objects were excluded. Digital images are arranged geographically, first by country, then by city, then by site complex or monument, with all names in alphabetical order. Location names are derived from the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names (TGN)®, Library of Congress subject headings, and scholarly publications. Published images are followed by unpublished images. Versos of prints and slide mounts were not digitized. The information in any handwritten identifications found on these surfaces was incorporated into the metadata for individual images. All digital images are cropped to the edge of the frame and are not color-corrected. Photographic production materials for Lost Cities of Asia: Ceylon, Paga

Shah Abbas I, Chehel Soton Palace, 17th cent. fresco, IRAN.

Mural Elephant, City Palace, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

INDIA, Rajasthan, Udaipur: City Palace, the largest Palace Complex in Rajasthan, Wall Mural

Thailand, Bangkok. Wall painting depicting scenes from the Ramakien at Wat Phra Kaew, Temple of the Emerald Buddha, within the grounds of the Royal Grand Palace.

Sigiriya Frescoes

INDIA. Ajanta. Ajanta Caves. Detail with a feminine figure. Wall painting inside the cave n. 2 (5th-6th c.). Hindu art. Gupta period.

Nolthenius de Man, Anthonie Willem Hendrik, Portrait of Aron-Eliazer Cohen, nicknamed Aron Dantzig, verso - stamped, The person portrayed wears a cocked hat on his head and has his left hand in a muff., print, prints, height 325 mm, width 234 mm, Dutch, 1793-01-18 - 1842-10-18, print maker, printmaker, 1820 - 1820, first quarter 19th century, paper, ball-point pens, ballpoint pen, lithography (technique), intermediary draughtsman

Sri Lanka, Sigiria Ancient Fortress, Frescoes Painted On Rock Walls In Former Living Quarters

Horyu-ji (Temple of the Flourishing Law) is a Buddhist temple in Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture, Japan. Its full name is Horyu Gakumonji, or Learning Temple of the Flourishing Law, the complex serving both as a seminary and a monastery. In 1993, Horyu-ji was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area. The Japanese government lists several of its structures, sculptures and artifacts as National Treasures. The kondo, or great hall of the temple, dating in part to the 7th century, is famous for its 7th century Buddhist murals. Unfortunately, on January 26, 1949, a fire in the kondo caused very severe damage to the murals, many of which were destroyed. The murals of the kondo comprise fifty walls; four larger walls, eight mid-sized walls and thirty-eight small wall areas inside the building. The original murals were removed after the fire incident in 1949 and are kept in storage. Twenty small wall paintings that escaped the fire remain in pla

Abhimanyu Asks for His Father Arjuna's Chariot, Scene from the Story of the Marriage of Abhimanyu and Vatsala, Folio from a Mahabharata (War of the Great Bharatas). India, Maharashtra, Paithan, circa 1850. Drawings; watercolors. Opaque watercolor on paper

Old fresco on the wall of Sigiriya rock, Sri Lanka

Royal Maidens (Detail) ca. 400 Indian Art Fresco Sigiriya Caves, Sri Lanka

1960s TWO OF THE DAMSELS OF SIGIRIYA PAINTED ON THE LION ROCK FORTRESS IN CENTRAL SRI LANKA

Sri Lanka, Central Province, Matale District, Sigiriya, Fresco depicting Apsara female spirit 5th Century, UNESCO World Heritage Site

India, Tamil Nadu, murals in Bodinayakanur palace, 18th century

Tirtankara Suparsva. Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: 1800 - 1900. Place: Gujarat. Measurements: h 124 mm × w 139 mm; h 89 mm × w 102 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Wind. Maxwell Ashby Armfield (1882-1972). Tempera on linen laid on board. Painted Jan-Apr 1925. 94 x 53.5cm.

Cloud Maidens, rock painting, fresco, mural at Lion Rock, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sigiriya, Central Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

Fresco Fragment with Cupids and Psyche Making Perfume. Unknown

Detailof the mural paintings in Wat Phumin, Nan ,Thailand

Detail Of An Entrance Gate To The Chandra Mahal At The City Palace, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Maidens among clouds. 5th c. SRI LANKA. Sigiriya. Frescoes in the ancient rock fortress and palace of Sigiriya built by King Kasssapa (477-495). Hindu art. Fresco.

Amphora by Towry Whyte Painter, Detail of Aphrodite holding Himeros and Eros in her arms

Royal Maidens (Detail) ca. 400 Indian Art Fresco Sigiriya Caves, Sri Lanka

Painting of Sun Moon single-wheeled ferry Copyright: xHimalayanxAcademy/DinodiaxPhotox

Battle between opposite knights in a fresco inside the castle of Sabbionara, Avio, Lagarina Valley, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy, 12th century.

Krishna Weighted against Precious Objects () (verso), c. 1890. Shri Gobinda Chandra Roy. Black ink and hand-colored with green, yellow, and red on paper; secondary support: 30 x 48.7 cm (11 13/16 x 19 3/16 in.); painting only: 28.5 x 45 cm (11 1/4 x 17 11/16 in.).

Vanasura's Sons Submit to Krishna: Scene from the Aniruddha Usha Section of Krishna Lila, c. 1840. India, Pahari, possibly Garhwal, 19th century. Color and gold on paper; image: 18.2 x 25.5 cm (7 3/16 x 10 1/16 in.); overall: 19 x 26.5 cm (7 1/2 x 10 7/16 in.).

Ritual Dance. Detail of a wall painting from the back wall of the Tomb of the Lionesses, Tarquinia. Ionian-Etruscan phase of the Etruscan Archaic style (c. 700-475 BC.) c. 530 BC, Paris.

Goncharova, Natalia Sergeevna (1881-1962) Private Collection 1914 31x14,3 Watercolour on paper

Allegory on Copulation verso, fourth quarter 15th century, engraved copper plate, overall: 15 x 22.4 cm (5 7/8 x 8 13/16 in.), Hind 'Engravings', Vol. 8, p.260, no. 30, Italian 15th Century (artist)

Sailing towards Rome, detail from the Stories of St Ursula, by Tommaso da Modena (1326-1379), fresco. Detail. Church of Santa Caterina, Treviso.

Dragon tapestry, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Iran, Central Iran, Esfahan, traditional art, wall mural

Stucco relief depicting Saint Michael vanquishing the Antichrist by Jaume Huguet (1412-1429) Catalan painter. Dated 15th Century

Landscape with ruin and a seated man. Landscape with a blended ruin of a gate on the left. In the middle a seated man with stick.

France/Belgium: Sir Lancelot crossing the Sword Bridge, Hainaut, Wallonia, 1344

Multicoloured glazed ceramic with representation of warrior (7th c.). Maya art. Ceramics. GUATEMALA. PETEN. Tikal. National Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology.

Indian art in Jaipur City Palace, a palace complex in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Arhat, Japanese, late Kamakura period, 14th century (1886).Artist: Unknown follower of Ryozen

Fresco painting at city palace gate, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia Copyright: xNitinxKelvalkar/DinodiaxPhotox

Painting in Bala Quila Fort, 1737, Nawlgarh, Rajasthan, India Copyright: xRxMakharia/DinodiaxPhotox

Seated Prince Smoking a Hookah, c, 1710-1715. India, Pahari, Mankot, 18th century. Ink and color on paper; image: 16.2 x 26.5 cm (6 3/8 x 10 7/16 in.); overall: 20.3 x 31 cm (8 x 12 3/16 in.).

INDIA, Rajasthan, Udaipur: City Palace, the largest Palace Complex in Rajasthan, Wall Mural with Elephant

Spain, Canary Islands, Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Casa De Colon, Interior, Wall Painting,

Fresco mural painting from 16th century interior Raj Mahal Palace at Orchha Madhya Pradesh India Asia Bundela School of Painting

Fudō Myōō, second half 17th century, Unknown Japanese, 20 1/2 x 9 1/2in. (52.1 x 24.1cm), Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, Japan, 17th century

Tile second half 17th century. Tile 447247

Painting on camel hide Copyright: xAxModi/DinodiaxPhotox

Miniature Painting Miniature Painting, ca. early 17th century. Opaque watercolors on paper, 3 1/2 x 5 1/8 in. (8.9 x 13 cm). Asian Art ca. early 17th century

RIVERA, Diego (1886-1957). Popol Vuh. 1st half 20th c. Plate 2 depicting the Creation of Man. Watercolour. MEXICO. Guanajuato. Diego Rivera House Museum.

City Palace,detail, paintings on the wall at the exit of the palace,Udaipur, Rajasthan, india

Cloud Maidens, rock painting, fresco, mural at Lion Rock, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sigiriya, Central Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

North India, Rajasthan, mural on a house in the old town of Mandawa, manor houses, havelis with painted facade, India, Asia

Cloud Maiden, rock painting, fresco, mural at Lion Rock, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sigiriya, Central Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

Artist and Model; Artiste et Modele. Pablo Picasso (1881-1973). Coloured crayons on buff card. Executed on 5 July 1970. 21.9 x 31.7cm.

Chinese woman depicted on ceramic tiles, Xian, China CAP/MEL Mel Longhurst/ China Copyright: xMelxLonghurst/CapitalxPicturesx

Krishna Stealing Curds , ca.1775. Opaque watercolors and gold on paper, 5 1/4 x 8 3/8 in. (13.4 x 21.2 cm). Asian Art ca.1775

Art Greek. Magna Graecia. Greek vase painting. Red figure pottery. Lekythus. Used for storing oil. Decorated with a female face. Egnatia, Italy. Museum of Perfume. Barcelona. Spain.

Persian Women. Date: n.d. watercolor and pencil on paper. Museum: Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Sin, Pieter van den Berge, 1675 - 1737, A woman holds a bowl with both hands in front of her. She is in the midst of mists, containing all kinds of heads of animals., draughtsman: Pieter van den Berge, 1675 - 1737, paper, pen, brush, h 133 mm × w 77 mm

'Ushnisha Sitatapatra'. China ( ), 19th century. Dimensions: 107x66 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg.

An Ascetic, from Cave 224. Date: 4th-6th century. plaster with pigment. Museum: Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Relief of a woman, City Palace, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Depiction of an erotic scene, love scene, sex, in a 19th century edition of the Kama Sutra, textbooks on eroticism, India, Arabia, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the period, Asia

Leon XI e Radziw , Poleskie beliefs - mockup; it is rusa. At the top of the Perkun on the cart and white; Radziwi , Leon (1880-1927), Opolski (); around 1915 (1910-00-00-1920-00-00);

Three athletes into action. School of Bilaspur (1770). Mughal art. FRANCE. ëLE-DE-FRANCE. Paris. Marco Polo Gallery.

FRESCO S V-PORTADORA DE ADORNOS. Location: PALACIO. SIGIRIYA. SRI LANKA.

RIVERA , DIEGO. PINTOR MEXICANO 1886 - 1957. " POPOL VUH. LA CREACION DEL HOMBRE ". ACUARELA PARA TEXTO MAYA. MUSEO CASA DIEGO RIVERA. GUANAJUATO.

Spain,Barcelona,The Gothic Quarter,Tile detail of Water Fountain

Design book illustration for Alexander Cohen's From Anarchy to Monarchy: Buddha on the Borobdur in Java. Draughtsman: Leo Gestel. Dating: 1891 - 1941. Measurements: h 187 mm × w 133 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Fresco of a hunting scene, Juna Mahal, ancient palace of Dungarpur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Mural painting, fresco, hunting scene with an elephant, Juna Mahal, Old Palace of Dungarpur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

An old wall mural at Trongsa Dzong depicting a Mongol with a tiger guarding the entrance to the fortress. Trongsa controlled east-west trade for centuries with all footpaths and mule tracks passing through the courtyard of the fort.

Details of a water fountain, Gothic Quarter, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Old legend, depiction of the three-horseshoe legend, fresco on house façade, Leoben, Styria, Austria

Miniature Painting of Mumtaz Mahal on Paper Copyright: xBhagwandasxRupani/DinodiaxPhotox

Kai Khosrow - Coffee House Painting Reza Abbasi Museum. Hossein Qollar-Aqasi, 1920

Watercolour on paper titled 'Jugal Kishore Gosain of Delhi with his attendant Gokuldas and other residents. From Delhi, India. Dated 1820

Person riding a tiger, traditional motif, fresco, Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

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.

Kadgaramon (Son of Ravana), c. 1760. South India, Tanjore, 18th century. Ink, color and gold on paper; overall: 39.7 x 27.6 cm (15 5/8 x 10 7/8 in.).

Close-up of a mural on the wall of a temple depicting a battle scene from the Ramakien Epic, Grand Palace, Wat Phra Kaeo, Bangkok, Thailand

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