Fresco

The Problem of Psalm 82

There are few things that can transport us closer to an understanding of ancient civilisations than realising how little our idea our idea of beauty has changed.

Andrea Mantegna (c. 1431-1506 CE) was an Italian Renaissance artist most famous for his use of foreshortening and other perspective techniques in engravings, paintings, and frescoes. Another common...

Can’t stop looking at this gorgeous painting by the Spanish painter Josep Moncada Juaneda. Doesn’t it just make you want to dangle your toes in the water? Or, rather, dive right in? What’s caught your eye lately? Here’s a few things I’ve held onto this week… Aron just downloaded a really cool app called Moves. […]

Photographed at the Museo Archaeologico Nazionale di Napoli in Naples, Italy

Left: Reproduction of the Ladies in Blue fresco from Knossos. Center: Priest King fresco restored. Right: reproduction of a woman carrying an ivory pyxis from Tiryns Minoan male and female dress, from mir-kostuma.com The most spectacular scenes of the daily lives of Minoans is seen in their fresco art. Many frescoes are so vivid and full of energy that you can't help but feel an affinity for them. From these scenes we are given accurate and colorful depictions of how the Minoans viewed…

Pierre Yovanovitch on Instagram: "Summer 2021 Fresco by @cossematthieu #pierreyovanovitch #chateaudefabregues"

The Lilies Fresco from Akrotiri on the Aegean island of Thera, modern-day Santorini (also known as the Spring Fresco). From Room 2 of Building Delta, c. 17th century BCE. Lilies or papyrus are depicted growing from colourful volcanic rocks and swallows fly between the flowers. - Minoan Lillies fresco

The garden scene from Livia’s villa at Prima Porta, just outside of Rome, is undoubtedly one of the most stunning frescoes from the Roman world. Such serenity. Now on display in @PalMassimoTerme Also apt for #NationalBirdDay