EditorialAnonymous, Human life, after frescoes by Eduard Bendemann in the throne room of the Dresden Royal Palace, page 189 of 'Magasin Pittoresque', 'Magasin Pittoresque', Anonymous (Bertrand), Intermediary draftsman Jacques Gagn? (French, St-Priest-la-Feuille...
EditorialSpain. Viso del Marques. Palace of the Marquis of Santa Cruz. 16th century. Frescoes of the vault made by Italian masters. Province of Ciudad Real. Castile la Mancha.
EditorialMaster of la Seu de Urgell. Apse of Sant Pere de la Seu de Urgell, 12th century. Frescoes depicting Christ in Majesty in the mandorla and the Tetramorph. In the lower part, apostles and the Virgin Mary. From the Church of Sant Pere (now Sant Miquel and...
EditorialRoyal Seat of San Lorenzo de El Escorial. Erected at the behest of Philip II (1557). Vault of religious choir decorated with frescoes by Luca Cambiaso (1527-1585). San Lorenzo de El Escorial. Madrid. Spain.
EditorialAnunciation of the birth of Mary, 1541-43 Frescoes from the third chapel (chapel of the Nativita della Vergine) in the church of Santa Maria della Pace in Milan; later transferred to a wooden support. Central panel 190 x 135 cm.
EditorialMask of a Maya warrior on the corner of the Temple of the Frescoes, Tulum, Yucatan. Tulum was the last settlement built by the Maya and was inhabited until after the Spanish Conquest in the early 16th.
EditorialRoyal Seat of San Lorenzo de El Escorial. 16th century. Choir stalls by Giuseppe Flecha. The frescoes of the ceiling are by Luca Cambiasi (1527-1585). San Lorenzo de El Escorial. Spain.
EditorialItaly: Central detail from 'The School of Athens', featuring Greek philosophers Plato (red robe) and Aristotle (blue robe). Raphael (1483 - 1520), painted between 1509–1511 (Apostolic Palace, Vatican City)
EditorialPalace of the Grand Master, 16th-18th centuries. Residence of the Grand Master of the Order of Saint John. The Ambassadors Hall. Detail of the interior decorated with frescoes by Leonello Spada (1576-1622), depicting the history of the Order of Saint J...
EditorialSpain. Barcelona. Saint Peter Nolasco Church. Interior. Frescoes at the dome depicting The Glorification of the Virgin Mary. By Joseph Flaugier. 18th century.
EditorialVilla Pisani, the " Bacchus room" with frescoes by Jacopo Guarana, 1770, showing Bacchanalia, the joyous processions in honour of the God Bacchus. Originally built by the Venetian Pisani family, the villa passed to Napoleon I. See also 14-02-...
EditorialExhibition ' Giacomo Boni, the down of modernity' the widespread exhibition between the Platine and the Roman Forum, Rome, Italy - 14 Dec 2021
EditorialExhibition ' Giacomo Boni, the down of modernity' the widespread exhibition between the Platine and the Roman Forum, Rome, Italy - 14 Dec 2021
EditorialSirens of the Mediterranean. Frescoes of the Hall of the Sirens, by Ramon Casas Carbo (1866-1932). Restaurant La Fonda Espana, restored by Lluis Domenech Montaner. 1899. Barcelona. Spain.
EditorialSpain. Barcelona. Saint Peter Nolasco Church. Interior. Frescoes at the dome depicting The Glorification of the Virgin Mary. By Joseph Flaugier. 18th century.
EditorialFran?ois Pinault, the luxury goods billionaire whose collection is on show at the Bourse de Commerce, in Paris, April 11, 2019. (Julien Mignot/The New York Times)