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Granada, Spain - May 29, 2015: The fresco of scene as St Peter Healing the Cripple in the church Monasterio de San Jeronimo by Juan de Medina from 18.cent.
Religious art in Sacro Monte di Varallo, Italy: Chapel's interiors
Painting in the church of San Maurizio al Monastero Maggiore, Milan church of early Christian origin, Italy, Europe.
Pompeii, House of the Vettii, Casa dei Vettii, VI, 15,1), wall painting of the oecus (room q) at the peristyle. Detail of wall painting showing small angels doing goldsmith work, on the right an angel weighs a piece of jewellery on hand held scales.\n\nAn ancient Fourth-Pompeian-Style Roman wall painting in the House of the Vettii or Casa dei Vettii or Domus Vettiorum. Excavated 1894-1895\n\nThe brothers Aulus Vettius Restitutus and Aulus Vettius Conviva commissioned their Fresco decorations from one of the leading artists; workshops so that their home would be not only a comfortable residence but also a status symbol. Cupids and their female equivalents ( psyches ) engaged in a number of different activities
It is named after the hall of mysteries located in the residential part of the building, which faces the sea. A large continuous fresco that covers three walls, one of the most preserved ancient paintings, depicts a mysterious rite, that is reserved for the devotees of the cult. The scene is linked with Dionysus, who appears on the central wall with his wife, Ariadne.\nFemale figures as well as fauns, maenads and winged figures are seen on the side walls, engaged in various ritual activities. Besides Dionysian ecstasy expressed in dancing and drinking wine, one sees the ritual flagellation of a young girl resting on the lap of a seated woman (bottom right). The other rooms also preserve wonderful examples of second style wall decoration, that is with depictions of architecture. Egyptian inspired miniature paintings are seen in the tablinum.\nThe villa also includes an area intended for the production of wine with a rebuilt wooden press. The complex dates back to the 2nd century BC but was given its current shape in 80-70 BC, which is the same period of the frieze of the mysteries.
Inside the church of Santa Maria della Scala, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
El Greco, Greek (active in Italy and Spain), 1541 - 1614, Christ Driving the Money Changers from the Temple, c. 1570-1575, Oil on Canvas
Ancient religious murals in Siena, Italy
The frescoes of Villa dei Misteri (Villa of the Mysteries), an ancient Roman villa at Pompeii ancient city, Italy
A view of the stunning frescoes inside de apse of the Duomo of Spoleto, a medieval town in the Umbria region, central Italy. The frescoes, depicting the Stories of the Virgin, were painted by Filippo Lippi between 1467 and 1469. The Duomo, or Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta (Cathedral of Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary), was built starting from 1067 in Romanesque and Lombard style and consecrated in 1198. Spoleto, one of the most visited medieval cities in Italy, hosts the Festival of the Two Worlds, a world-famous event that brings together hundreds of artists, musicians, classical dancers and opera singers every year. The Umbria region, considered the green lung of Italy for its wooded mountains, is characterized by a perfect integration between nature and the presence of man, in a context of environmental sustainability and healthy life. In addition to its immense artistic and historical heritage, Umbria is famous for its food and wine production and for the high quality of the olive oil produced in these lands. Super wide angle image in high definition format.
Como - The painting of Presentation of Virgin Mary in the Temple in church Santuario del Santissimo Crocifisso by Carlo Innocenzo Carloni (1686–1775).
Roman fresco showing flower dealers. Cherubs represent the flower dealers, and the flowers are being carried in baskets over one cherub's shoulder and on the back of a goat. This fresco is from the triclinium (dining room) of the House of the Vettii in Pompeii\n\nAn ancient Fourth-Pompeian-Style Roman wall painting in the House of the Vettii or Casa dei Vettii or Domus Vettiorum. Excavated 1894-1895\n\nThe brothers Aulus Vettius Restitutus and Aulus Vettius Conviva commissioned their Fresco decorations from one of the leading artists; workshops so that their home would be not only a comfortable residence but also a status symbol. Cupids and their female equivalents ( psyches ) engaged in a number of different activities
Vasari Fresco done in the 1500s. Brunelleschi Cupola, Florence Duomo. Tuscany, Italy.
Mural fresco of the Villa of the Mysteries in the ruins of the ancient archaeological site of Pompeii, Italy
Ercolano, Italy - 25 November, 2023: fresco wall mural in detail in the ancient Roman city of Herculaneum
Frescoed ceiling of the Church of San Pietro in the Savona old town
Florence: Hell and damnation depiction of Cathedral dome painting in Florence, Italy. The Brunelleschi's dome was painted by Giorgio Vasari and Federico Zuccari.
The beautiful frescoes with a false perspective inside the Chiesa della Santissima Annunziata, in the historic and medieval heart of Siena, in Tuscany. Built in 1257 as part of the ancient Spedale di Santa Maria della Scala, the church was remodeled in successive stages during the 15th century. In the photo, the apse with frescoes by Sebastiano Conca painted in 1731 and the High Altar with the bronze statue of the Risen Christ, a masterpiece from 1476 by the artist Lorenzo di Pietro. Siena is one of the most beautiful Italian cities of art, in the heart of the Tuscan hills, famous for its immense artistic and historical heritage and for the Palio, where the seventeen historical districts of the city compete every year in Piazza del Campo in one of the oldest horse racing in the world. Since 1995 the historic center of Siena has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Image in high definition quality.
The ceiling of Roman Catholic cathedral in Bergamo, Italy, dedicated to Saint Alexander of Bergamo
Python, in Greek mythology, a huge serpent that was killed by the god Apollo at Delphi either because it would not let him found his oracle, being accustomed itself to giving oracles, or because it had persecuted Apollo's mother, Leto, during her pregnancy.\n\nThe fresco shows the Omphalos stone covered with a net and the Python wrapped around it. A priestess stands at left with a sacrificial bull.\n\nA detail from a sacrificial scene shows a bull being brought to the omphalos - Made up of a stone and a snake it represents the navel of the world - Apollo plays the zither.\n\nThe ancient Greeks also used omphalos to refer to a sacred, rounded stone in the Temple of Apollo at Delphi that was supposed to mark the center of the earth.
Bergamo - The fresco of Jesus Cleanses the Temple scene in church Santa Maria Immacolata delle Grazie by Giambattista Epis (1867).
Religious art and architectural details in Sacro Monte di Varallo, Italy
Siena, tuscany, italy, june 11, 2016 : detais of the floor marble pavement of the duomo, Siena cathedral, by Sassetta, 15th century
The National Academy Building in Athens, which was built from 1859-1885. Composite photo
Pompeii, Campania, Italy - October 14, 2021: Interior of the Villa of the Mysteries, a Roman residence located outside the walls of the ancient city of Pompeii
Restoring antique barock fresco stencil work close up
Ancient Roman fresco in Pompeii showing a detail of the mystery cult of Dionysus. Pompeii destroyed by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 BC
Pompeii Centaurs with man playing the zither Villa of Cicero ( later known as the Villa of Diomedes ), outside Pompeii 1-37 AD
Raising of the Son of Theophilus, by Masaccio, famous Early Renaissance Fresco in the Brancacci Chapel in Florence, Italy
Basilica di Santa Caterina d'Alessandria, Southern Italy, Galatina, Apulia: Interiors fresco details
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