Fresco

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…

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These hyper-realistic paintings by Spanish artist Josep Moncada Juaneda have me yearning for a refreshing dip in the pool. Summer, where art thou?

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%

Detail from The Prophet Ezekie fresco — 1508-12, Sistine Chapel Michelangelo

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

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Gardens of antiquity...In Rome’s magnificent Palazzo Massimo museum, the extraordinary frescoes taken from the dining room at Livia’s villa outside Rome are some of the best-preserved ancient paintings in the Eternal City. When the powerful wife of the emperor Augustus settled down to eat in the cool underground room, they gazed on these incredibly vibrant fantasy gardens complete with ripe fruits, blooming flowers and songbirds. Read about more amazing art in the Palazzo Massimo on our…