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Italy returns 2,300-year-old François Tomb frescoes to the public after more than a century

Italy has placed one of the best surviving works of Etruscan art on public display after bringing the famous François Tomb frescoes into state ownership. The painted panels, created between 340 and 320 BCE, now belong to the National Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia in Rome after the Italian government bought them..

More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/07/italy-returns-2300-year-old-francois-tomb-frescoes/

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Italy returns 2,300-year-old François Tomb frescoes to the public after more than a century

Italy has placed one of the best surviving works of Etruscan art on public display after bringing the famous François Tomb frescoes into state ownership. The painted panels, created between 340 and 320 BCE, now belong to the National Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia in Rome after the Italian government bought them..

More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/07/italy-returns-2300-year-old-francois-tomb-frescoes/

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#archaeology #frescoes #etruscan

Hugo Simberg, ca. 1908.

Source: Finnish National Gallery / Flickr: The Commons

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/a808cae2-01b1-4756-8bbc-a45f5f0ab979

#models #painting #mustaches #paradise #snakes #tampere #death #frescoes #art #publicdomain

Hugo Simberg, ca. 1908.

Source: Finnish National Gallery / Flickr: The Commons

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/a808cae2-01b1-4756-8bbc-a45f5f0ab979

#models #painting #mustaches #paradise #snakes #tampere #death #frescoes #art #publicdomain

And the famed Beccaria chapel, with St Anthony of Padua holding a book and the curious Byzantine-flavored rondels with saints #padua #medieval #art #frescoes #StFranciscus

And the famed Beccaria chapel, with St Anthony of Padua holding a book and the curious Byzantine-flavored rondels with saints #padua #medieval #art #frescoes #StFranciscus

SBX Group and SEE Bring the Sistine Chapel to Las Vegas

The New Permanent Immersive Exhibition Comes To Life onApril 24 at The Shops at Crystals Link to Media…
#Italy #Europe #Europa #EU #Rome #art #Attraction #Culturalexperience #Events #Exhibit #Exhibition #Experience #Frescoes #History #Immersive #Michelangelo #SBX #SBXGroup #Vatican
https://www.europesays.com/italy/2384/

Wir bleiben bei der Wissenschaft: Noch bis zum 6. Mai gibt es auf arte.tv eine dreiteilige Dokumentation über Ausgrabungen in Pompeji... Die 2024 gedrehte Doku, die somit also recht aktuell ist, macht zumindest mir große Lust darauf, diese antike Stätte eines Tages zu besuchen.

Link:
https://www.arte.tv/de/videos/105583-001-A/pompeji-geschichte-einer-katastrophe-1-3/

#roman #römisch #archaeology #archäologie #pompeji #romanempire #römischesreich #geschichte #history #ausgrabungen #excavations #fresken #wandmalerei #frescoes

Residence of #elegance with #vineyard and #olives 🫒

#Timeless #17thcentury #hamlet with views of #Volterra 🏰

Once served as a #medieval #hospital in 1383, exudes #history and #charm.

The #historic #villa spread over three levels. It is adorned with #exquisite #frescoes and #antique #furniture. This #residence was once rented by the #famous #filmmaker Luchino #Visconti. 📽️

Rooms: 12
Living space: 1.000m²
Plot: 10.000m²
#Livorno #Italy 🇮🇹

https://www.bluehomes.com/N60550334/en/Residence-of-elegance-with-vineyard-and-olives/expose.html

#realestate #mittelalter

Boutique #hotel in #Tuscany 🏨

The 18th-century #manor house has 3 rooms with 19th-century #frescoes on the walls and ceilings and six suites whose furniture, all #antiques, has been selected with particular attention to the #style and age of the #villa 💎

Rooms: 32
Living space: 2.650m²
Plot: 2.800m²
#Siena #Italy 🇮🇹
13.000.000 €

https://www.bluehomes.com/N60550355/en/Boutique-hotel-in-Tuscany/expose.html

#architecture #invest #investment #chalet #realestate #18century #houseforsale

There Was a Plan to Save These New Deal Masterpieces. Then Trump Won.
A feasibility study was underway about restoring the ailing federal building that houses important Ben Shahn frescoes, Philip Guston murals, and other FDR-era artwork. But the Trump administration put a stop to it.
https://newrepublic.com/article/201204/ben-shahn-murals-new-deal-cohen-building-trump
#CulturalHeritage #ArtHistory #Murals #MuralArt #Frescoes #WPA #NewDeal #ModernArt #FascismInTheUSA #AmericanArt

There Was a Plan to Save These New Deal Masterpieces. Then Trump Won.
A feasibility study was underway about restoring the ailing federal building that houses important Ben Shahn frescoes, Philip Guston murals, and other FDR-era artwork. But the Trump administration put a stop to it.
https://newrepublic.com/article/201204/ben-shahn-murals-new-deal-cohen-building-trump
#CulturalHeritage #ArtHistory #Murals #MuralArt #Frescoes #WPA #NewDeal #ModernArt #FascismInTheUSA #AmericanArt

The fortified church of the Holy Trinity in Hrastovlje, Slovenia.

The walls and the towers are guarding a veritable treasure, the frescoes of Janez of Kastav, including the famous Danse Macabre. And the stony defenders are still quite nervous when something wants to peek inside - even if it is just a kite. 

https://kapjasa.si/en/a-fight-above-the-ancient-walls/

#kiteaerialphotography #KAP #kite #flying #church #frescoes #DanseMacabre #tabor #wall #tower #fortification #village #Karst #Hrastovlje #Istria #Istra #Slovenia

Toreador Fresco, Knossos, Crete, Heraklion Museum, 1981 - Tzaferis Postcard

https://www.ebid.net/uk/for-sale/toreador-fresco-knossos-crete-heraklion-museum-1981-tzaferis-postcard-221331640.htm

#Knossos #Crete #Frescoes #Postcards

Toreador Fresco, Knossos, Crete, Heraklion Museum, 1981 - Tzaferis Postcard

https://www.ebid.net/uk/for-sale/toreador-fresco-knossos-crete-heraklion-museum-1981-tzaferis-postcard-221331640.htm

#Knossos #Crete #Frescoes #Postcards

Sigiriya Frescoes, Ceylon, c.1940s - Archaeological Survey Postcard

https://www.ebid.net/uk/for-sale/sigiriya-frescoes-ceylon-c-1940s-archaeological-survey-postcard-221195197.htm

#Sigiriya #Ceylon #Frescoes #Postcard #Postcards

#Cologne's smallest #RomanesqueChurch, St. Maria in Lyskirchen, is a hidden gem with a rich #history and artistic heritage. From its #medieval #frescoes to its symbolic #Schiffermadonna, the church offers visitors a glimpse into the city's past. Here is a summary of a recent visit:

🌍 https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/told/2024-11-07-st_maria_lyskirchen/

#WeekendStories #RomanesqueChurches #RomanesqueArchitecture #MiddelAges #histodons

#Cologne's smallest #RomanesqueChurch, St. Maria in Lyskirchen, is a hidden gem with a rich #history and artistic heritage. From its #medieval #frescoes to its symbolic #Schiffermadonna, the church offers visitors a glimpse into the city's past. Here is a summary of a recent visit:

🌍 https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/told/2024-11-07-st_maria_lyskirchen/

#WeekendStories #RomanesqueChurches #RomanesqueArchitecture #MiddelAges #histodons