The history of Western art may have to be rewritten after the discovery of a 13th Century fresco in a chapel in Rome. The fresco, long believed to have been lost, is attributed to master painter ...

While frescoes did not reach their height of popularity until the High Italian Renaissance in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, the art was practiced long before. The first frescoes were ...

The frescoes depict an array of figures seemingly ... This aspect adds a tragic note to the discovery, juxtaposing the grandeur of Roman art with the harsh realities of Roman society.

And they were anonymous: the only known signed Roman fresco is from Pompeii. It was executed by a certain “Lucius”. Puzzlingly, his is not an accomplished work. Whether Lucius was a slave with ...

Absent of depictions in art or descriptions in literature, Roman dodecahedrons remain enigmas ... it contained a number of ornate and erotic frescoes. Archaeologists uncovered the house in ...

For many years, it was considered the pinnacle of Roman painting until the discovery of the spectacular frescoes of Pompeii relegated it to the background. Over the centuries, it has undergone three ...

A fresco found on the wall of a Pompeii bakery drew international attention after viewers noticed it appeared to include a ...

Stunning Roman frescoes have been uncovered by archeologists ... to emerge at the renowned archeological site. The works of art line the high walls of what was once a large banquet hall.

A monster diamond, ancient lipstick and erotic Roman frescoes: 15 remarkable discoveries of 2024 Story by Jacqui Palumbo, CNN ... an art historian spotting a missing painting on his social media ...

27.5 x 33.5 cm. (10.8 x 13.2 in.) ...