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The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore (Basilica Papale di Santa Maria Maggiore)—among the first churches in the world dedicated to the Virgin Mary—sits on the summit of Esquiline Hill. An extraterritorial property of the Vatican, it is one of the city’s four major basilicas and has one of the best preserved Byzantine interiors in Rome
Tang Dynasty fresco in ZhangLe princess Mausoleum.long exposure in the princess mausoleum.
Pompeii God Bacchus dressed with grapes in front of Mt. Vesuvius - House of Centenary secondary atrium - 68-79 AD
09 19 2006 Heritage A UNESCO world heritage Site Ajanta Painting near Aurangabad Maharashtra India.Asia.
Ancient religious murals in Siena, Italy
Portrait of Dante Aligheri painted a wall of Orvieto Cathedral, Italy.
Freshly restored frescos in a church ceiling in Sankt Mariæ Kirke – The Church of Our Lady – is part of a former Carmelite Priory and the church is from 1430. Today it is a normal Danish church.
Granada - The baroque fresco of early christian martyr Saint Catharine of Alexandria in nave of church Monasterio de San Jeronimo by Juan de Medina from 18.cent.
The beautiful fresco painted by Giotto depicting Saint Francis talking to birds inside the Basilica Superiore di San Francesco (Upper Basilica of Saint Francis), in the medieval heart of Assisi, in Umbria. Giotto painted a series of great frescoes along the walls of the single nave of the Basilica between 1292 and 1305, depicting the Stories of St. Francis, from his vocation to his death. Built in the Italian Gothic style starting from 1228 and completed in 1253, the Basilica preserves the mortal remains of the Saint of the Poor since 1230. The construction of the Basilica consists of a Lower Basilica and an Upper Basilica, perfectly integrated. Over the centuries Assisi and the spirituality of its sacred places have become a symbol of peace, a point of reference for tolerance and solidarity between peoples and between the different confessions of the world. 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. Since 2000 the Basilica and other Franciscan sites of Assisi have been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Image in high definition format.
Painting in the church of San Maurizio al Monastero Maggiore, Milan church of early Christian origin, Italy, Europe.
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.
Pompeii, Italy - April 1, 2017: Ancient roman mosaic of Alexander the Great in battle against Darius, from Pompeii site.
old fresco of an angel with violin, unfinished restored
Fragment of wall painting of an Orthodox church, old cracked paint on a concrete wall, texture background.
Inside the church of Santa Maria della Scala, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
Watercolor which represents a glimpse of one of the squares in the historic center of Venice
The detail of the figure of Saint Francis in one of the magnificent frescoes painted by Giotto inside the Basilica Superiore di San Francesco (Upper Basilica of Saint Francis), in the medieval heart of Assisi, in Umbria. Giotto painted a series of great frescoes along the walls of the single nave of the Basilica between 1292 and 1305, depicting the Stories of St. Francis, from his vocation to his death. Built in the Italian Gothic style starting from 1228 and completed in 1253, the Basilica, which preserves the mortal remains of the Saint of the Poor from 1230, is composed of the Basilica Inferiore (Lower Basilica) and the Basilica Superiore (Upper Basilica), perfectly integrated. Over the centuries Assisi and the spirituality of its sacred places have become a symbol of peace, a point of reference for tolerance and solidarity between peoples and between the different confessions of the world. 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. Since 2000 the Basilica and other Franciscan sites of Assisi have been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Image in high definition format.
Dedication and Care of an Adult Caucasian Female Restorer Working on an Ancient Gothic Fresco in a Christian Chapel
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
Torcello, Venice, Italy - July 14,2018: Church of Santa Maria Assunta, figure of damned.  Westt wall mosaics of the Last judgement, done in this second phase by byzantine workers.
Torre Annunziata, Italy - August 28, 2020: Ancient Roman ruins of Poppea Villa in the city of Oplontis now called Torre Annunziata, famous place for well preserved Roman frescoes, no people in the scene, photo taken in Torre Annunziata in Naples province, Italy.
Fagnano Olona, Italy - May 6, 2023: Fagnano Olona, Varese province, Lombardy, Italy: exterior of the historic Madonna della Selva church
Chinese traditional pattern background
Woman's face from the Sepphoris (Tzipori) mosaic, known as the Mona Lisa of the Galilee. The mosaic is part of a floor located in the House of Dionysus.4th-century Roman mosaic .Zippori (Tzipori) National Park,Israel
Antakya Turkey, November 26, 2022 : Mosaics in Antakya Museum Hotel, Hatay, Turkey. Detailed mosaic pattern from the ancient Roman period in Hatay, Turkey.
For many generations, Fanefjord Church's frescos - Biblia pauperum style - were hidden under a covering of plaster. From 1932 to 1934 the frescos were painstakingly uncovered under the guidance of the National Museum.
Herculaneum fresco painting Telephus son of  Hercules being nursed by a doe, first century AD\nRoman fresco in the Augusteum ( so called Basilica ) at Herculaneum.\nIn Greek mythology, Telephus was the son of Heracles and Auge, who was the daughter of king Aleus of Tegea.
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.
Sintra, Portugal - Oct. 3, 2023: The view of Pena Palace - Palácio Nacional da Pena, Sintra, Portugal.
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