Fresco painting

Fresco detail, Villa of Livia, Rome

The frescoes from Pompeii are more than just wall paintings from the Classical world. They present a fascinating glimpse into another culture, from its religion and mythology to its women and erotic ideals.

Photographed at the National Museum of Rome, Rome, Italy.

Fresco paintings are made by painting on freshly laid wet plaster. As the paint and plaster both dry, they become completely integrated. If you've heard of this style of painting, you may think only a Renaissance artist can do it. However,...

Fresco Painting is a technique that we associate with large scale murals. It is a skill that dates back to Classical Antiquity but reached its peak as an art form during the Italian Renaissance.

Roman painting is just as alive (and inspiring) today as it was thousands of years ago. Learn all about roman fresco paintings and their influence on art!

In the life of the great Francisco Goya, there was a period when he became a recluse. The bright master of the Romantic era fenced off the world and created his "Black Paintings", fourteen frescoes that Goya painted on the walls of his own house. He depicted "Saturn Devouring His Son" in his dining room.

by Jennifer Carrasco •This bird is part of a collection of four paintings of birds painted in fresco style and available in prints in my Etsy store. www.etsy.com/shop/NightinGaleStreet

Detail from a wall from a room in Livia's villa at Prima Porta not far from Rome. This small room was decorated on all four internal walls with extremely naturalistic garden scenes showing plants, flowers, shrubs, trees and birds - so well rendered that they can be identified very easily. The room can now be seen in the museum at Palazzo Massimo in Rome. IMG_13715, 30%