Fresco Magnets

On holiday, traveling, picnicking,- we often get hungry. Make sure to eat your meal (if fish) before the meal eats you. Designs-and-Dreams.

"La Parisienne" in the Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Fresco from the Minoan Palace of Knossos. EXIF DATA 90 mm f/6.3 1/25 sec ISO 400 Camera: Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III

Inside the church of Archangel Michael at Pedoulas village, Cyprus. It is one of the 10 byzantine churches of Troodos mountain listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Roman fresco of the last Queen of Egypt Cleopatra wearing a regal diadem, her hair adorned with fine pearl-studded hairpins. From a villa in the town of Herculaneum, destroyed in 79 AD by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.

One of the most beloved wall painting of the Roman Era, Primavera di Stabiae (Flora or Primavera), is a personification of Spring. Stabiae was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. 1st Century AD. National Archaeological Museum of Naples, Italy.

Tribute to Tomb Raider IV

One of the 3 ladies featured on the 4th century Fausta fresco in Trier, Germany. This one, holding a Pyxis or Jewelry box, is thought to personify the wealth of Empress Fausta, wife of Emperor Constantine.

Vector art illustration of octopus inspired by ancient minoan fresco art.

Photograph of the painting of The Last Supper on the walls of the Temple of Luxor, Egypt by Ludwig Wagner Finepix HS30 EXR This is the Temple that was Built for the wife of Ramses II is massive and beautiful. About 10 feet up one of the walls, the original Hieroglyphics had been plastered over and a painting of The Last Supper was painted in the 4th Century AD.

Design inspired by the painting "The Creation of Adam" by Michelangelo.

From the Roman Villa of Poppaea, a fresco of a song thrush nibbling on grape must. ca.70 AD, Oplontis, Italy

A bird picks at figs on a roman fresco from the VIlla of Poppea in Oplontis, close to Pompeii, Italy

This painting on broken plaster depicts a renaissance style angel. The artwork has an aged feel like a medieval fresco.

Vector artwork inspired by ancient minoan frescoes.

One of the 3 ladies pictures on the 4th century Fausta fresco in Trier, Germany. This one is thought to musical fondness of Empress Fausta wife of Constantine, for music

Garden Party

The Dome is probably the most easily recognizable landmark of the house at Castle Howard, near York, England. Impressive from the outside, it is only when standing beneath this extraordinarily airy and light baroque showpiece that you begin to appreciate what a remarkable architectural achievement it is. The dome was completed in 1706, and stands today as a testament to architect John Vanbrugh's vision. The Dome is 70 feet in height, a fact which cannot give a true impression of the remarkable sense of spaciousness and light that it brings to the Great Hall below. The four large painted figures at the meeting of the columns that support the Dome represent the four elements; Earth, Fire, Air, and Water. They are by Giovanni Pellegrin...

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I reproduced a fresco from a 3rd century BC Lucanian Tomb. the Lucanians were an indigenous italic people. Their art subsists mostly in painted vases and tomb walls paintings.

One of the 3 ladies pictures on the 4th century Fausta fresco in Trier, Germany. This one is thought to personify the beauty of Empress Fausta, wife of Emperor Constantine.

This is the 3rd variation of a design i created after a painted relief on the wall of a Pompeian villa. The earliest references to griffins come from ancient Persia where they were used widely as statues and symbols in palaces. They also had a special place in Persian literature as guardians of light. This one, tamed by the maiden, was inspired by a 1st century fresco from Pompeii

Photograph of the ceiling of the royal opera at the Chateau de Versailles, painted by Louis-Jacques Durameau. It represents Apollo.

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Painting i did awhile back on vacation

Mysterious veiled face could be from another era.

African Lady

2nd variation of a design inspired by the wall of a Pompeian villa. Griffins came from ancient Persia where they were used widely as statues and symbols in palaces. They were guardians of light. This one, tamed by the maiden, was inspired by a 1st century fresco from Pompeii

Ganesh Pol (Gate) at Amer Fort, one of the Hill Forts of Rajasthan inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List (Ref: 247rev). Its construction was commenced by Raja Man Singh I in 1592 and later expanded by some of his descendants. Amer adjoins Jaipur, India PLEASE NOTE: Purchased items will be free of watermarks 8E1801.4302 Nikon D800E | AFS Nikkor 70-200 f/2.8 VRII Featured in Windows and Doors (3 March 2018)

El campeón puede caminar tranquilamente por donde le plaza

Pompeii Study 1

This cupid design is taken from a painting on plaster. The roman love god is depicted drawing his bow beneath the letters BAE (before anyone else) Perfect for the one you love for Valentine's.

Entrance arches at the Ganesh Pol in Amer Fortt, one of the Hill Forts of Rajasthan inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List (Ref: 247rev). Its construction was commenced by Raja Man Singh I in 1592 and later expanded by some of his descendants. Amer adjoins Jaipur, India PLEASE NOTE: Purchased items will be free of watermarks 8E1801.4313 Nikon D800E | 70-200 f/2.8 VRII Featured in Preserving History (28 February 2018) Featured in Featured Men Photographers (4 May 2018)

A simple line art of the fresco painting Creation of Adam by Michelangelo.

A black bird is nibbling on cherries on a shelf. 1st century roman fresco from the Villa Poppea in Oplontis, close to Pompeii.