Click Here for More Images from iStock- 15% off with coupon 15FREEIMAGES 
frescoes in Pompeii, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Campania region, Italy. Pompeii city destroyed in 79BC by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius
\
Fontana Pretoria detail , look sideways sculptures at \nPiazza Pretoria (Palermo). Piazza della Vergogna , Italia. As you can see no sculpture look in  your eyes, is called the shamefulness, embarrassment  square.
Pyramus and Thisbe are a pair of legendary, ill-fated lovers from Babylon whose story forms part of Ovid's Metamorphoses. House of Loreius Tiburtinus, Pompeii.\n\nPyramus and Thisbe's parents, driven by rivalry, forbade their union, but they communicated through a crack in the wall between their houses. They planned to meet under a mulberry tree, but a series of tragic misunderstandings led to their deaths: Thisbe fled from a lioness, leaving her cloak behind, which Pyramus found and mistook as evidence of her death. Believing Thisbe was killed by the lioness, Pyramus committed suicide, staining the mulberry fruits with his blood. Thisbe, upon finding Pyramus dead, also killed herself. The gods changed the color of the mulberry fruits to honor their forbidden love.
Fagnano Olona, Italy - May 6, 2023: Fagnano Olona, Varese province, Lombardy, Italy: exterior of the historic Madonna della Selva church
Inside the church of Santa Maria della Scala, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
Famous frescoes of the Villa of the Mysteries in Pompeii, which tell the initiation rites of a bride to the god Dionysus.
Rome, Italy, June 11 -- The stunning Tomb of Pope Julius II with the statue of Moses by Michelangelo Buonarroti, inside the church of San Pietro in Vincoli (Saint Peter in Chains), in the Rione Monti (Monti district) in the heart of the historic center of Rome. Built since 442 AD. on some previous Roman remains, this church is one of the oldest in Rome, famous for its artistic treasures and for hosting the chains of St. Peter. The Monti district is a popular and multi-ethnic quarter much loved by the younger generations and tourists for the presence of trendy pubs, shops and restaurants, where you can find the true soul of the Eternal City. The quarter, located between the Esquiline Hill and the Roman Forum, is also rich in numerous churches and archaeological remains from the Roman era. Image in high definition format.
Statue of the Goddess Diana in Piazza delle Quattro Fontane, Rome, Italy
Statue of the emperor Trajan along the Imperial Forum in the heart of Rome
The frescoes of Villa dei Misteri (Villa of the Mysteries), an ancient Roman villa at Pompeii ancient city, Italy
House of the Vettii VI 15,1 Pompeii\nCentral wall painting on south wall showing Dionysus and Ariadne, as well as the fight between Eros and Pann
Rome, Italy - February 26, 2015: An abandoned monument in front of the main entrance at Villa Albani in Rome, Italy. The Villa was built between 1747 and 1767 by the architect Carlo Marchionni
Crypt with a gilded stucco vault which houses the tomb of Andrea Doria, a sixteenth-century work by Giovanni Angelo Montorsoli
Architecture in the Roman Forums in Rome, Lazio, Italy
Statue of the Dioscuri, the Castor twin placed there in 1584 at the Campidoglio square staircase Rome Italy
Fresco from Pompeii (Pompei). Naples, Italy
Statues adorning the Fontana della Dea di Roma, Piazza del Popolo, Rome, Italy
Neptune sculpture in Trevi Fountain. Rome, Italy
Argos watching over Io to prevent Zeus from seducing her, as requested by Hera.\nPompeii - House of Meleagro.\nIo was, in Greek mythology, one of the mortal lovers of Zeus. An Argive princess, she was an ancestor of many kings and heroes, such as Perseus.\nIo was tied to an olive tree in Heraion, the holy temple of Hera outside Argos, and the fierce hundred-eyed dog, Argus Panoptes, was guarding her and keeping Zeus away. However, Zeus found the way to set Io free and disregard his wife without doing it in person.\nHigh Resolution -  partially digitally restored
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.
Views of the great beauty of Rome: the Capitoline Hill
Mural fresco of the Villa of the Mysteries in the ruins of the ancient archaeological site of Pompeii, Italy
The ancient statue of the Tevere features the river gods of the Tiber in the fountain at Piazza del Campidoglio Rome Italy XVI century
Mars fresco in House of Venus, Roman frescoes from the Pompeii archaeological site, Pompeii destroyed by the eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79 BC. During the rule of Roman Emperor Vespasian., Italy
roman coliseum at sunset - old roman city
The Trevi Fountain is the largest of the famous fountains in Rome. Begun in 1732, it was finally entrusted in 1759 to Pietro Bracci helped by his son Virginio.
From The Austrian Parliament Building Of The Late 1800's, Xenophon Was An Ancient Greek Political Philosopher And Historian
Valletta, Malta - August 31, 2018: Venus figure in the garden of Casa Rocca Piccola
Herculaneum Augusteum, also known as Basilica or Forum area.\nAugusteum in north-west corner of Decumanus Maximus.
Free Images: "bestof:Dea Barberini Massimo.jpg Fresco with seated Venus restored as a personification of Rome so-called Dea Barberini Barberini goddess Roman artwork first half of"
tritons-fountain-fountain-sculpture-794188.jpg
Trophée romain, Piazza del Popolo, Rome, Italie.jpg
Albrecht_Dürer_-_Jesus_among_the_Doctors_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg
Fresco Apollo kitharoidos Palatino Inv379982 n2.jpg
Head Helios opus sectile Colosseum Rome Italy.jpg
Giorgione_-_Sleeping_Venus_-_Google_Art_Project_2.jpg
Capitoline_Venus_in_in_Washington,_D.C._-_1.jpg
Michelangelo_Merisi,_called_Caravaggio_-_The_Crowning_with_Thorns_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg
Meisje_met_de_parel.jpg
Fra_Angelico,_Fra_Filippo_Lippi,_The_Adoration_of_the_Magi.jpg
Pieter_Brueghel_the_Elder_-_The_Dutch_Proverbs_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg
Siemiginowski_Allegory_of_Spring.jpg
turner_rome_saint_peter_from_villa_barberini_1819.jpg
Maestro_del_bigallo,_crocifisso_di_palazzo_barberini,_dettaglio_vergine_dolente.jpg
Gian_Lorenzo_Bernini_-_Portrait_d'Urbain_VIII.jpg
Pietro_da_Cortona_Saint_Martina_Refuses_to_Adore_the_Idols.jpg
Cenci.jpg
Elisabetta_Sirani_Retrato_de_Beatrice_Cenci_1662_GN_Arte_Antica.jpg
The_Rebuke_of_Adam_and_Eve.jpg
Antonio Barberini.jpg
piranesi_sleeping_faun_barberini.jpg
sarto_holy_family_barberini_c_1528.jpg
caravaggio_portrait_maffeo_barberini_1599.jpg
bernini_bust_camill_barberini_nee_barbadori_1618_1_c_1618.jpg
cortona_allegory_divine_providence_barberini_power_1639.jpg
Annibale Carracci Ritratto di Giovane, Palazzo Barberini.jpg
ingres_nomination_pope_urban_viii_barberini_taddeo_1820.jpg
cortona_pope_urbanus_viii_maffeo_barberini_1627.jpg
Ludovico_Carracci_(atr.),_Pietà,_Palazzo_Barberini.jpg
François-Marius_Granet_-_Interior_of_the_Choir_in_the_Capuchin_Church_on_the_Plazza_Barberini_in_Rome_-_WGA10365.jpg
piranesi_view_mount_quirinal_palace_most_excellent_house_barberini_bernini_cav_archi.jpg
Butinone.jpg
piranesi_several_capitals_bas_relief_farnese_gardens_vill_barberini_etc.jpg
Elagabalium - pianta.svg
Constantin Hansen - En gade i Rom, Vicolo Sterrato.jpeg.jpg
Jan Miel - The Courtyard of Palazzo Nardini in Rome.jpg
Jacopo_Tintoretto_-_Christ_and_the_Woman_Taken_in_Adultery_-_WGA22436.jpg
Giovanni_Antonio_Canal_-_The_Piazzetta_(detail)_(Galleria_Nazionale_d'Arte_Antica,_Rome).jpg
Giovanni_Antonio_Canal,_il_Canaletto_-_The_Piazzetta_-_WGA03897.jpg
Andrea Sacchi, Filippo Gagliardi and Jan Miel - Urban VIII Visiting Il Gesù during the Centenary Celebrations of the Jesuit Order.jpg
Jacopo_Zanguidi_Bertoia_001.jpg
Guercino_Allegoria_pittura_scultura.jpg
Guido_Reni_042.jpg
Andrea_Sacchi.jpg
Et-in-Arcadia-ego.jpg
Quentin_Massys-_Erasmus_of_Rotterdam.JPG
Guercino_Flagellazione.jpg
Guercino_Saul_Davide.jpg
Sassoferrato_Ottaviano_Prati.jpg
2alexand.jpg
Samson_nad_Delilah.jpg
Mattia Preti 007.jpg
Berentz,_Christian_-_Still-Life_with_Crystal_Glasses_and_Sponge-Cakes_-_18th_c.jpg
Guercino_Et_in_Arcadia_ego_(detail).jpg
Sodoma_001b.jpg
Berentz,_Christian_-_Still-Life_-_17th_or_18th_c.jpg
Mengs,_Perseus_befreit_Andromeda.jpg
45–1510_Florence)_-_The_Annunciation_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg
Gregorythegreat.jpg
Guido_Reni_-_The_Penitent_Magdalene_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg
Piazza_Barberini_-_Hotel_Bernini_Bristol.jpg
Caravaggio_Maffeo_Barberini.jpg
Portrait_of_Maffeo_Barberini-Caravaggio_(c._1598).jpg
Carl_von_Bergen_-_Piazza_Barberini,_Rom_(1830).jpg
Balkans Animation 1800-2008.gif
Rome_Giordano_Crates.JPG
Portrait_of_Pope_Urban_VIII-Caravaggio_(Maffeo_Barberini).jpg
François-Marius_Granet_-_The_Choir_in_the_Capuchin_Church_on_the_Piazza_Barberini,_Rome_-_92.135_-_Minneapolis_Institute_of_Arts.jpg
Luca_Giordano_-_Crates.jpg
Michelangelo_Merisi_da_Caravaggio_-_Portrait_of_Maffeo_Barberini_-_WGA04110.jpg
P1110605_Wallraf_museum_Andrea_Sacchi_Cardinal_Francesco_Barberini_WRMDep.334_rwk.JPG
Sir_Kenelm_Digby_by_Sir_Anthony_Van_Dyck.jpg
Pave_Leo_12._aflægger_besøg_i_Thorvaldsens_værksteder_ved_Piazza_Barberini,_18._oktober_1826.jpg
Pallucchini_Tintoretto_349.jpg
Cagnacci_Maddalena_svenuta.jpg
Nicolas_Poussin_-_La_Mort_de_Germanicus_(détail).jpg
Nicolas_Poussin_-_La_Mort_de_Germanicus_(détail)_(2).jpg
Nicolas_Poussin_082.jpg
Nicolas_Poussin_-_La_Mort_de_Germanicus,_1627_(vers).jpg
Venus,_Goddess_of_Love.jpg
mythology-gods-goddess-god-olympus-1099255.jpg
A_Roman_View_of_the_Ruins_of_the_Temple_of_Venus_and_Rome_with_the_Colosseum_and_the_Arch_of_Constantine,_by_Herman_van_Swanevelt,_1634,_oil_on_canvas_-_National_Museum_of_Western_Art,_Tokyo_-_DSC08477.JPG
F0087 Louvre Gellee port au soleil couchant- INV4715 rwk.jpg
Queen_Henrietta_Maria,_by_Anthony_van_Dyck.jpg
Painting_by_Alexander_Laureus_called_Roman_Osteria,_1820.jpg
F0088 Louvre Gellee Port au soleil couchant detail INV4715 rwk.jpg
F0088 Louvre Gellee Port au soleil couchant detail lys INV4715 rwk.jpg
Italian_(Roman)_-_Venus_Gathering_Apples_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg
Mayer-1808-Flambeau-Venus.jpg
Annibale_Carracci_(or_copy_after),_Venus,_Satyr_and_Cupids,_Chrysler_Collection.png
Abraham Janssens - Mount Olympus.tiff
Auguste_Vestris_by_Romany.jpg
Jean_Dominique_Ingres_-_Venus_Hurt_by_Diomedes_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg
Cavalier_d'Arpino_and_workshop_-_Battle_against_the_inhabitants_of_Veii_and_Fidenae_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg
Ferdinand_Georg_Waldmüller_-_Cesar_Franc_I..jpg
Trade-sign_of_the_Junó_perfumery.jpg
Rysselberghe_Flora.JPG
Giorgio_Vasari_-_Piero_de'_Medici_called_the_Gouty_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg
Portrait of Signora Vincensa (Olof Södermark) - Nationalmuseum - 132466.tif.tiff
Angelica_Kauffmann_-_A_Man_Called_Sir_Robert_Hervey_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg
Terms of Use   Search of the Day