Historical Frescoes and Murals

Ancient frescoes depicting religious and historical themes. Rich colors and intricate designs showcase cultural heritage across Europe.

Oplontis, Italy, Beautiful colorful fresco showing a peacock in the Villa Oplontis

Anonymous / 'Lower part of God the Father. The Hermitage of the Vera Cruz de Maderuelo'. XII century. Fresco painting on mural transferred to canvas. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Saint Liberata, fresco 10b, by the school of Galdino da Varese, church of Saint Peter, Gemonio, Lombardy. Italy, 15th-16th century.

Original fresco decoration, after its restoration, basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Lomello, Lombardy. Italy, 11th century. Detail.

Oplontis, Italy, Beautiful colorful fresco showing a peacock in the Villa Oplontis

France, Gironde, Saint Emilion, collegiate church (12th - 14th century) vestiges of murals (UNESCO World Heritage)

Aeschylus (c. 525/524 BC-c. 456/455 BC). Ancient Greek dramatist. Roman fresco with representation of Orestes, the main character of the trilogy "The Oresteia", 458 BC. Ephesus, Turkey.

La Cataluña eterna. Mural de Torres García. Palau de la Generalitat, Barcelona. Author: JOAQUIN TORRES-GARCIA.

PANTEON REAL - PINTURAS ROMANICAS - BOVEDA- EN LOS ANGULOS SE DISPONEN LAS SIETE IGLESIAS - SIGLO XII. Location: COLEGIATA DE SAN ISIDORO, LEON, SPAIN.

Pre-Islamic Central Asia. Mural of the ceremonial hall (Amazon hall). Wall painting. Glue colour on dry loess plaster. Ca. 740. Penjikent, Tajikistan. Sector XXI. Chamber 1. South-western corner. The State Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg. Russia.

Tomba Cardarelli burial chamber with frescoes from the 6th century BC, Etruscan Monterozzi Necropolis, Tarquinia, Viterbo province, Lazio Latium region, Italy, Europe

Qusayr Amra, Jordanien Fresken einer Wüstenburg Qusayr Amra, Jordanien Fresken einer Wüstenburg LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/Nataliya_Nazarovax 23167981

A photograph taken within Tomb KV1, located in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt, used for the burial of Pharaoh Ramesses VII of the Twentieth Dynasty. Although it has been open since antiquity, it was only adequately investigated and cleared by Edwin Brock in 1984 and 1985. The single corridor tomb itself is located in Luxor's West Bank and is small in comparison to other tombs of the twentieth dynasty. Usermaatre Setepenre Meryamun Ramesses VII (also written Ramesses and Ramesses) was the sixth pharaoh of the twentieth dynasty of Ancient Egypt. He reigned from about 1136 to 1129 BC and was the son of Ramesses VI. The decoration within the passageway of the tomb contains illustrations from the Book of Gates, the Book of Caverns as well as the Book of the Earth. The walls of the burial chamber are decorated with extracts from the Book of the Earth.

Orchha paintings on the wall of raja mahal khajuraho madhya pradesh India Copyright: xSatishxParashar/DinodiaxPhotox

Italy - Trentino Alto Adige Region - Roncolo (Bolzano province). Roncolo Castle. 14th century. Tournament room: hunting scene. Farmers, fresco detail

MOSAICO DE NOHEDA - CAMPAÑA FEBRERO 2009: ZONA H.

ABSIDE ROMANICO PROCEDENTE DE LA IGLESIA DE SAN QUIRZE DE PEDRET - DETALLE DE LAS VIRGENES PRUDENTES - SIGLO XII. Location: MUSEU NACIONAL D'ART CATALUNYA. Barcelona. SPAIN.

Fresco, Persian and Arabic art, Desert castle Qusair Amra, Amman region, Jordan, Asia

Sarcophagus of the Amazons. 350 -325 BC. Detail with battle scene. Etruscan art. Painting. ITALY. TUSCANY. Florence. National Museum of Archaeology. Proc: ITALY. LAZIO. VITERBO. Tarquinia.

Frieze with surreal scenes, early 16th century, unknown artist, fresco, Casa dello Zecchiere, Milan, Lombardy, Italy. Detail.

Remains Of Wall Paintings Herculaneum Campania Italy

Wall paintings in the painted church of Saulcet, Allier department, Auvergne Rhone Alpes, France, Europe

Pinturas murales , cortejo fúnebre , Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción , Alaitza, Álava, Spain, Europe.

A photograph taken of the Festival Hall of Thutmose III (Akh-menu) is an ancient shrine in Luxor (Thebes), Egypt. It is located at the heart of the Precinct of Amun-Re, in the Karnak Temple Complex. The Hall is situated at the end of the Middle Kingdom court. It was initially built to celebrate the Jubilee (Heb-Sed) of the 18th dynasty Pharaoh, Thutmose III, and later became used as part of the annual Opet Festival. circa 1425 BC

BOVEDA CENTRAL - FRESCO GOTICO FRANCES. Author: PIERRE SPICRE (S XV). Location: IGLESIA DE SAN CASSIEN. Savigny les Beaune. France.

Egipto. Tumba 100 Rekmire. La tumba TT100 se encuentra en Sheikh Abd el-Qurna y forma parte de la Necrópolis de Tebas, en la orilla oeste del Nilo, frente a Luxor. Se trata de la capilla funeraria del visir Rekhmire (o Rejmira) que vivió durante la XVIII dinastía del Antiguo Egipto.

DOS FIGURAS DESNUDAS POSIBLE REPRESENTACION DE GEMINIS EN UN CASETON DE LA BOVEDA DE LA NAVE CENTRAL DEL CASTILLO DE QUSEIR AMRA - SIGLO VIII. Location: CASTILLO. QUSEIR AMRA.

Medieval painted mural depicting knights on horseback; from the Gothic city of Barcelona, Spain. 13th Century

Cockerel from Sant Joan de Boí. Date/Period: Ca. 1100. Mural painting. Fresco transferred to canvas. Height: 920 mm (36.22 in); Width: 1,800 mm (70.86 in). Author: UNKNOWN.

Vaulted ceiling in the ossuary, Romanesque painting in Secco technique, St., Sankt, Saint

Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia. Mosaic floor with Christian symbolism, 4th century. Italy.

Africa, Chad, Tchad, Terkei West, Ennedi, Sahara. Ancient rock art painted on the domed ceiling of a small cave or shelter.

Romanesque art in the National Art Museum of Catalonia,Barcrelona,apses of Esterri de Cardós (second half twelfth century).

Italy, Lombardy, Soncino, Castle, emblem of the Sforza

Venice, St Mark's Square (Piazza San Marco), St Mark's Basilica (Basilica di San Marco), reliefs on the south façade

POMPEII, ITALY, MAY 04, 2022, Scenic geometric bordure in a fresco of an ancient Roman villa in Pompeii, Italy, Europe

Contrast between the Three Living and the Three Dead People, by Unknown artist, 15th Century, fresco. Italy: Lombardy: Cremona: San Luca church: sacrestia. Whole artwork. Contrast between the three living and the three dead people skeleton horse dog coffin

Wandmalereen Multura Pintures , Funera Funer , Church of Our Senora of the Asunción , Allitza, Alava, Spain, Europe

MOSAICO DE AQUILES-ROMANO. Location: VILLA ROMANA. OLMEDA. PALENCIA. SPAIN.

Italy, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Aquileia, mosaic detail of Apostle angels fishing.

Abydos, one of the oldest cities of ancient Egypt; The sacred boat

Tomb KV9 in Egypt's Valley of the Kings was originally constructed by Pharaoh Ramesses V. He was interred here, but his uncle, Ramesses VI, later reused the tomb as his own. The layout is typical of the 20th dynasty - the Ramesside period 1145 BC

The Saint-Pierre church of Moutiers-en-Puisaye. Wall painting. Biblical scene, 12 th century. Elizabeth and Zacharias. France.

Ancient fresco from the walls of the pompeii, Italy ruins

Erotic wallpainting in an ancient brothel in Pompeii, Italy, Europe

BOVEDA LATERAL-ESCENAS DE CACERIA-S XV-EPOCA NAZARI-PINTURA CRISTIANA. Location: ALHAMBRA-SALA DE LOS REYES. GRANADA. SPAIN.

Hippodrome. The imperial lodge. Date/Period: 1000. Author: UNKNOWN.

Fragment of the marble stele (grave marker) of a hoplite (foot soldier). Greek, Attic, ca. 525-515 BC. Metropolitan Museum of Art. Ny. USA.

Sao Cucufate roman ruins, Church Frescoes, Former grain stores, Vila de Frades, Vidigueira, Alentejo, Portugal, Europe

Turkey, Ephesus, Private house mural

SOLDADOS DE JAIME I - PINTURA MURAL - SIGLO XIII - GOTICO ESPAÑOL. Location: MUSEU NACIONAL D'ART CATALUNYA. Barcelona. SPAIN. JAMES I OF ARAGON. JAIME I DE ARAGON EL CONQUISTADOR (1208-76).

Egypt, Tall al-Amarnah (Amarna, Tell el-Amarna), necropolis, tomb of Merire, detail, painted relief

Chariot Race 1st Century Roman Art Fresco Museo Archeologico, Paestum, Italy

fresco románico, Ermita de San Miguel, siglo VII, construida durante el reinado visigodo de Wamba, Gormaz, Soria, Comunidad Autónoma de Castilla, Spain, Europe.

Italy, Lombardy, Clusone, Town Hall (1400) frescoes on the facade

The Balawat Gates were erected by Shalmaneser III (858-824 BC) in his palace at Balawat. The original gates were wood, partly covered and reinforced with strips of bronze, which were the only parts that survived.

Tumba de Setau o Sethau (EK-4), Elkab, Egipto.

Wall painting inside the Theban Tomb of Roy (TT255), in Dra' Abu el-Naga'. It forms part of the Theban Necropolis, situated on the west bank of the Nile opposite Luxor. The sepulchre is the burial place of the Ancient Egyptian official, Roy, who lived at the end of the 18th dynasty, during the reign of Horemheb. Roy was a Royal Scribe in the Estates of Horemheb and of Amun. His wife, who appears with him in the tomb paintings, is named as Nebtawy, or 'Tawy'

ABSIDE DE SAN MIGUEL DE ENGOLASTERS - SIGLO XII - ROMANICO. Location: MUSEU NACIONAL D'ART CATALUNYA. Barcelona. SPAIN.

Love Punished (Loves of Mars and Venus), by Unknown artist, 1st Century, mural (fresco). Italy: Campania: Naples: National Archaeological Museum. Detail. Wall decoration white background ocher landscape rocks tree women goddess love Aphrodite Venus Eros weeping Peitho (personification Persuasion) Anteros

Montegiorgio (Italia, Marche, provincia di Fermo), chiesa di San Francesco, cappella Farfense. Ciclo di affreschi di Antonio Alberti da Ferrara, inizio XV secolo. Adorazione del legno della Croce

BADAJOZ. MERIDA. CASA ROMANA DEL ANFITEATRO. DETALLE MOSAICO CON ESCENA DE LA VENDIMIA.

ESCENA SITUADA ENCIMA DE LA PUERTA DE ENTRADA A LA SALA DE BAÑOS DESDE EL GRAN SALON EN EL CASTILLO DE QUSEIR AMRA - FRESCOS OMEYAS - SIGLO VIII. Location: CASTILLO. QUSEIR AMRA.

SPAIN - Tarragonès (district) - Catalonia - TARRAGONA. Archaeological Museum; roman "Los Peces" mosaic

A couple embracing, fresco in the castle of Sabbionara, Avio, Lagarina Valley, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy, 12th century.

CUEVA PINTADA DE GALDAR (197). PINTURAS GEOMETRICAS. GALDAR, GRAN CANARIA, ESPAÑA.

Egypt, Thebes, Luxor, Sheikh 'Abd al-Qurna, Tomb of city police captain Nebamun, mural paintings from eighteenth dynasty

Fragment of mural painting with man drinking. s.X-s.XI. Work made in Fustat. Fatimid period. Islamic art. Fresco. EGYPT. CAIRO. Cairo. Museum of Islamic Arts.

Europe, Turkey, Istanbul. Mosaic in the Mosaics Museum, which was once part of the Great Palace of the Byzantine Emperors

Great Palace Mosaic Museum. 4th-6th centuries. Detail of a mosaic. Istanbul. Turkey.

ARTE MINOICO. GRECIA. BAILARINA (s. XV. a. C). Fresco localizado en el salón de la reina del palacio de Knosos. Museo Arqueológico de Heraklio. Creta.

France, Poitou-Charentes, Vienne (86), Saint Savin Abbey (Unesco World Heritage)

Wall frieze from the tomb of Ramesses VI. Tomb KV9 in Egypt's Valley of the Kings was originally constructed by Pharaoh Ramesses V. He was interred here, but his uncle, Ramesses VI, later reused the tomb as his own. The layout is typical of the 20th dynasty - the Ramesside period. Ramesses VI Nebmaatre-Meryamun was the fifth ruler of the Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt. He reigned for about eight years in the mid-to-late 12th century BC

Pinturas murales , Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción , Alaitza, Álava, Spain, Europe.

Italy, Sicily, Palermo, Palatine Chapel Mosaic Mural commissioned by Norman King Roger II and completed in the 12th Century

Tomb of Menna. EGYPT. Dayr al-Bahri. Valley of the Nobles. Tomb of Menna. Hunting scene. Egyptian art. New Kingdom. Painting.

Sky of Salamanca painting in the Escuelas Menores, Salamanca, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Castile and Leon, Spain, Europe

Old frescoes in the burial mound, Aigai, Vergina, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Greece, Europe

Frescoes on the castle, arco di trento, Italy

The Lovers everyday life in the secret of their love, The entrance of the Duchess of Burgundy in the life of William, Frescoes of the Legend of the Chatelaine of Vergy, Bedroom of the Landlady, Palazzo Davanzati, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

A 15th century fresco depicting St. Michael slaying a dragon, La Ferte Loupiere, Yonne, France, Europe

Lion hunt on horseback. Assyrian, 645-635 BC. Grooms lead horses towards a screened enclosure, within which the royal chariot is being prepared for the hunt. Men struggle to push one horse into position;the other is having its harness tightened. King Ashurbanipal is already in the chariot and reaches back to receive a bow which is being handed to him.

PINTURA GOTICA-PECADOS CAPITALES Y VIRTUDES. Location: MONASTERIO DE SAN JULIAN. MORAIME. A CORUÑA. SPAIN.

DETALLE DE FRESCOS CON IMAGENES DE SIRENAS, EN EL MUSEO DEPARTAMENTAL DE L'OISE BEAUVAIS, FRANCIA.

Mexico, Mexico City, Teotihuacan, a preserved wall painting of the sacred puma at the ancient Aztec city of Teotihuacan, the most visited of Mexico s archaeological sites

Apocalypse of Angers: The Woman Giving Birth. The Large Dragon Hoping to Devour the Child (no. 35) Nicolas Bataille (ca.1363-1400 French) Museum of Tapestries, Angers, France

Decorative motif with putti, fresco, entrance hall in Via Mazzini, Milan, Lombardy, Italy.

Italy, Latium region, Tarquinia (Viterbo province), Etruscan necropolis, Tomb of Orcus, detail of banquet scene with portrait of woman known as Velia Velcha (Velia Spurinas), wife of Arnth Velcha, fresco

Ladies playing dice, fresco, Castle of Arco, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy, 14th century.

Italy, Veneto, wall with peeled paint on an abandoned industrial site

Gladiators fight leopards- amphitheatre scene. Roman period fresco from Leptis Magna. 2nd cent. AD. LIBYA.

North America, Mexico, Oaxaca Interior at the Museum of Oaxacan Cultures, where original painted walls are preserved

LEON. COLEGIATA DE SAN ISIDORO. PANTEON REAL. PINTURAS. ARTE ROMANICO.

Torment of the Burning Furnace, by Vitale-style painter, 1360, 14th Century, fresco. Italy, Veneto, Feltre, localita Anzu, Belluno, Santi Vittore e Corona Sanctuary. Whole artwork. Torment of the burning furnace saint torture martyr judge torturers canes embers red yellow orange white brownish hues warm colors.

PINTURA MURAL S XIII. Location: ST. MICHAEL'S CHURCH. BARLUENGA. HUESCA. SPAIN. APOSTLE PETER.

Fresco with grotesque figures, vault of entrance hall, by Andrea Tibaldi, Landriano Castle, belonged to the Taverna family, Lombardy. Italy, 17th century. Detail.

Detail of a fresco depicting a battle scene, from the archaeological site in Cacaxtla (Tlaxcala, Mexico). Pre-Colombian Civilization, 9th Century.

Mural paintings Mural paintings , a king and his vassals attacking a castle , Church of Our Lady of the Assumption , Alaitza, Álava, Spain, Europe Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 21313958

pinturas murales, históricas de los siglos XVI y XVII, iglesia del arcángel San Miguel, siglo XV-XVI construida integramente con madera, Binarowa,Malo...

Fresco, Qasr Amra Quseir Amra, Ummayad Hunting Pavilion, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Jordan, Middle East

The Effects of Good Government in the City, by Lorenzetti Ambrogio, 1338 - 1339, 14th Century, fresco. Italy, Tuscany, Siena, Palazzo Pubblico. Detail. Wooden balcony nest swallow.

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