Ceiling Painting Collection (page 5)

Raising of Lazarus (chromolitho)
7185053 Raising of Lazarus (chromolitho) by Giotto di Bondone (c.1266-1337) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Raising of Lazarus, fresco from the Scrovegni Chapel, Padua, Italy)

Allegorie de l Afrique. Fresque de Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696-1770), 1751
AIS5380625 Allegorie de l Afrique. Fresque de Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696-1770), 1751. Fresque de la salle imperiale du Palais Residenz a Wurzburg, Allemagne

Musician angel by Melozzo da Forli, c. 1480 (fresco)
FIA5633952 Musician angel by Melozzo da Forli, c.1480 (fresco) by Forli, Melozzo da (1438-94); Pinacoteca Vaticana, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Pinacoteca Vaticana); Photo © Fine Art Images

Musician angel by Melozzo da Forli, c. 1480 (fresco)
FIA5633938 Musician angel by Melozzo da Forli, c.1480 (fresco) by Forli, Melozzo da (1438-94); Pinacoteca Vaticana, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Pinacoteca Vaticana); Photo © Fine Art Images

Centaur, late second-early third century (fresco)
7196241 Centaur, late second-early third century (fresco) by Roman, (2nd-3rd century); Musee Narbo Via, Narbonne, France; (add.info.: Centaur)

Musician angel by Melozzo da Forli, c. 1480 (fresco)
FIA5633875 Musician angel by Melozzo da Forli, c.1480 (fresco) by Forli, Melozzo da (1438-94); Pinacoteca Vaticana, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Pinacoteca Vaticana); Photo © Fine Art Images

Vie du pape Pio (Pie) II (Enea Silvio Piccolomini, 1405-1464) : le pape Pie II (poete Enee Silvio Piccolomini)
AIS5386355 Vie du pape Pio (Pie) II (Enea Silvio Piccolomini, 1405-1464) : le pape Pie II (poete Enee Silvio Piccolomini (Aeneas Sylvius) recoit les cardinaux". Detail

Histoire de l hopital : "Vue de l orphelinat de santa Maria della scala a Sienne"le mariage d une jeune
AIS5386328 Histoire de l hopital : " Vue de l orphelinat de santa Maria della scala a Sienne" le mariage d une jeune orpheline. Detail representant l abandon de l orpheline a sa naissance

Romulus is welcomed in Olympus by Jupiter. Detail of "Apotheosis of Romulus "1775 -1779, fresco
7225013 Romulus is welcomed in Olympus by Jupiter. Detail of " Apotheosis of Romulus " 1775 -1779, fresco by Rossi, Mariano (1731-1807); Villa Borghese, Rome

Romulus is welcomed in Olympus by Jupiter. Detail of "Apotheosis of Romulus "1775 -1779, fresco
7225011 Romulus is welcomed in Olympus by Jupiter. Detail of " Apotheosis of Romulus " 1775 -1779, fresco by Rossi, Mariano (1731-1807); Villa Borghese, Rome

Pluto, god of the Underworld, and his wife, Prosperine. Detail of "The council of the Gods"1624-1625. fresco
7225000 Pluto, god of the Underworld, and his wife, Prosperine. Detail of " The council of the Gods" 1624-1625. fresco by Lanfranco, Giovanni (1582-1647); Villa Borghese, Rome

Saturn, god of time. Detail of "The council of the Gods"1624-1625. fresco
7224999 Saturn, god of time. Detail of " The council of the Gods" 1624-1625. fresco by Lanfranco, Giovanni (1582-1647); Villa Borghese, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Saturn, god of time)

Hannibal and the Punic War (detail), 16th century (fresco)
7216163 Hannibal and the Punic War (detail), 16th century (fresco) by Ripanda, Jacopo (fl.1490-1530); Musei Capitolini, Rome

Ducal Palace of Mantua, House of Spouses, Italy (Camera degli Sposi, Palazzo Ducale, Mantova)
BEN5462606 Ducal Palace of Mantua, House of Spouses, Italy (Camera degli Sposi, Palazzo Ducale, Mantova). Fresco by Andrea Mantegna (1431-1506), 1474

Altdorf at Lake Lucerne, 1850s (wall painting)
7212364 Altdorf at Lake Lucerne, 1850s (wall painting) by Navratil, Josef Mat─øj (1798-1865); Postal Museum, Prague, Czech Republic; (add.info)

Children eating a picnic in the woods (chromolitho)
7148680 Children eating a picnic in the woods (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Children eating a picnic in the woods)

Education of Achilles, Wall painting by Ercolano (b / w photo)
7156570 Education of Achilles, Wall painting by Ercolano (b/w photo) by Italian Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Education of Achilles, Wall painting by Ercolano)

Une ferme romaine, fresque de Pompei (engraving)
7179805 Une ferme romaine, fresque de Pompei (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Une ferme romaine, fresque de Pompei)

Decorations in a Room of the Spada Palace, Rome (engraving)
7164090 Decorations in a Room of the Spada Palace, Rome (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Decorations in a Room of the Spada Palace, Rome)

Decorations in the Gallery of the Spada Palace, Rome (engraving)
7164089 Decorations in the Gallery of the Spada Palace, Rome (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Decorations in the Gallery of the Spada Palace, Rome)

Personification of Virtue (fresco)
6347385 Personification of Virtue (fresco) by Piola, Domenico I (1627-1703); 87.8x87.7 cm; Museo dell Accademia Ligustica di Belle Arti, Genoa

Head of a young man, circa 130-140 (fresco)
7196239 Head of a young man, circa 130-140 (fresco) by Roman, (2nd century AD); Musee Narbo Via, Narbonne, France; (add.info.: Fragment of a Roman house fresco in Narbonne (Aude, 11, Languedoc)

Occulus of the ceiling of the House of Spouses, Ducal Palace of Mantua, Italy (Camera degli Sposi, Palazzo Ducale)
BEN5463160 Occulus of the ceiling of the House of Spouses, Ducal Palace of Mantua, Italy (Camera degli Sposi, Palazzo Ducale, Mantova). Fresco by Andrea Mantegna (1431-1506), 1474

Jupiter and Junon. Detail of "The council of the Gods"1624-1625. fresco
7225001 Jupiter and Junon. Detail of " The council of the Gods" 1624-1625. fresco by Lanfranco, Giovanni (1582-1647); Villa Borghese, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Jupiter and Junon)

Romulus is welcomed in Olympus by Jupiter. Detail of "Apotheosis of Romulus "1775 -1779, fresco
7225014 Romulus is welcomed in Olympus by Jupiter. Detail of " Apotheosis of Romulus " 1775 -1779, fresco by Rossi, Mariano (1731-1807); Villa Borghese, Rome

Council of the gods about the Trojan War, 1777 - 1783
7225008 Council of the gods about the Trojan War, 1777 - 1783 by Pecheux, Laurent (1729-1821); Villa Borghese, Rome, Italy; (add.info)

Portrait of Jesus Christ from the Catacombs of Rome (litho)
7201943 Portrait of Jesus Christ from the Catacombs of Rome (litho) by Heaphy, Thomas (1775-1835) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Hermes, messenger of the gods in Greek Mythology (engraving)
7147483 Hermes, messenger of the gods in Greek Mythology (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hermes, messenger of the gods in Greek Mythology)

Saints, fresco in the convent of San Marco, Florence (chromolitho)
7173172 Saints, fresco in the convent of San Marco, Florence (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Saints)

Wind demon, wall painting from Pompeii (engraving)
7157354 Wind demon, wall painting from Pompeii (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wind demon, wall painting from Pompeii)

The captain of the blacks. 1350-1300 BC
7145260 The captain of the blacks. 1350-1300 BC by Minoan; Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, Crete, Greece; (add.info.: The captain of the blacks)

Panel of the "Liliy Frescoes", 1600-1500 BC
7145254 Panel of the " Liliy Frescoes", 1600-1500 BC by Minoan; Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, Crete, Greece; (add.info)

Reconstruction of the procession fresco, 1500- 1400 BC
7145257 Reconstruction of the procession fresco, 1500- 1400 BC by Minoan; Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, Crete, Greece; (add.info.: Reconstruction of the procession fresco)

Camp-Stool Fresco, 1450-1350 / 1300 BC
7145149 Camp-Stool Fresco, 1450-1350 / 1300 BC by Minoan; Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, Crete, Greece; (add.info.: Part of the " camp-stool Fresco")

Panel of the "Liliy Frescoes", 1600-1500 BC
7145255 Panel of the " Liliy Frescoes", 1600-1500 BC by Minoan; Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, Crete, Greece; (add.info)

"Blue bird"Fresco or "The blue bird of crete". Knossos, 1450 B. C
7145152 " Blue bird" Fresco or " The blue bird of crete". Knossos, 1450 B.C. by Minoan; Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, Crete

Minoan composition. Panel of the "Liliy Frescoes", 1600-1500 BC
7145154 Minoan composition. Panel of the " Liliy Frescoes", 1600-1500 BC by Minoan; Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, Crete

The bull leaping fresco. Found Knossos, 1600-1400 BC
7145052 The bull leaping fresco. Found Knossos, 1600-1400 BC by Minoan; Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, Crete, Greece; (add.info.: The bull leaping fresco. Found in the palace of Knossos)

"Blue bird"Fresco or "The blue bird of crete". Knossos, 1450 B. C
7145151 " Blue bird" Fresco or " The blue bird of crete". Knossos, 1450 B.C. by Minoan; Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, Crete

Camp-Stool Fresco, 1450-1350 / 1300 BC
7145142 Camp-Stool Fresco, 1450-1350 / 1300 BC by Minoan; Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, Crete, Greece; (add.info.: Part of the " camp-stool Fresco")

Part of the "Dolphin Fresco". 1600 - 1450 BC
7145139 Part of the " Dolphin Fresco". 1600 - 1450 BC by Minoan; Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, Crete, Greece; (add.info.: Detail of the Recontitution from fragments)

Detail of a Minoan Fresco : "The cup Bearer", 1600-1450 BC
7145133 Detail of a Minoan Fresco : " The cup Bearer", 1600-1450 BC by Minoan; Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, Crete, Greece; (add.info.: The " Cup Bearer")

Detail of the Bull Leaping Fresco. Found in Knossos, 1600-1400 BC
7145048 Detail of the Bull Leaping Fresco. Found in Knossos, 1600-1400 BC by Minoan; Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, Crete, Greece; (add.info.: The Bull Leaping Fresco)

The Blue Boy or Saffron Gatherer fresco from Knossos Palace
7145150 The Blue Boy or Saffron Gatherer fresco from Knossos Palace, 1600-1300 BC by Minoan; Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, Crete

Sacred Grove and Dance Fresco, 1600 - 1450 BC
7145137 Sacred Grove and Dance Fresco, 1600 - 1450 BC by Minoan; Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, Crete, Greece; (add.info)

Part of the procession fresco. 1600 - 1450 BC
7145135 Part of the procession fresco. 1600 - 1450 BC by Minoan; Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, Crete, Greece; (add.info.: Part of the procession fresco, from Knossos)

Fresco of high-relief Griffins. Palace of Knossos. 1600-1450 BC
7145131 Fresco of high-relief Griffins. Palace of Knossos. 1600-1450 BC by Minoan; Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, Crete, Greece; (add.info.: Fresco of high-relief Griffins tethered to colomns)

Gouter au Pavillon d Armenonville (Tasting at the Pavillon d Armenonville)
3098690 Gouter au Pavillon d Armenonville (Tasting at the Pavillon d Armenonville). Cover of Le Figaro Illustre, May 1895 (colour litho) by Abbema

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"Captivating Ceiling Paintings: A Journey through Baroque Splendor" Step into the enchanting world of ceiling paintings as we explore magnificent masterpieces from various locations. In "The High Saloon, Castle Howard, Yorkshire, " captured by Giles Worsley in his book "England's Lost Houses, " we are transported to a grand baroque setting that exudes opulence and elegance. Continuing our journey, we find ourselves at Radnor House in Middlesex, where an awe-inspiring baroque ceiling adorns the ground floor. This black and white photograph from Worsley's book showcases the intricate details and artistic brilliance that define this architectural gem. Venturing further afield to Bavaria, Germany, we encounter two remarkable frescoes. The Roman Catholic parish church of St. Peter and Paul in Mittenwald reveals a celestial scene on its ceiling, while Dickelschwaig Chapel's interior transports us back to 1694 with its captivating depiction of St. Gertrudis. Moving southward to Italy, specifically Naples' Certosa di S. Martino, we discover yet another treasure trove of fresco paintings inside the Church. These detailed artworks transport us back in time and offer glimpses into historical events such as the Battle between Horatii and Curiatii or even scenes like the Rape of the Sabine Women. Throughout our exploration of these stunning works of art, one cannot help but notice recurring themes rooted in Christian iconography – from depictions of Christ child to religious figures like St Stephen being led to his martyrdom. As we conclude this visual odyssey through centuries-old ceilings adorned with breathtaking frescoes and paintings, it becomes evident that these masterpieces not only serve as decorative elements but also narrate stories embedded within history itself. Join us on this mesmerizing journey into architectural wonders where brushstrokes meet divine inspiration.