Frescoes in a sentence

Frescoes The series of frescoes that Fra Angelico painted for the Dominican friars at San Marcos realise the advancements made by Masaccio and carry them further.

The frescoes on the ceilings and walls of the Ajanta Caves were painted between c. 200 BC and 600 and are the oldest known frescoes in India.

Cobblestone roads, old mansions with folk art frescoes, old stone churches, narrow streets and the rich backdrop of the landscape create a uniquely beautiful scene at Mikro Papigo.

The monastery is also home to countless Byzantine icons, frescoes, copper plates, manuscripts, and other unique treasures, such as its library featuring more than 3,000 books.

The pipelines of water need to be restored and the frescoes are in danger.

Women are prominent on frescoes/ objects in the Palace of Knossos.

It was once home to renowned artist Thomas Barker (1769–1847) and still features one of his frescoes.

Other frescoes depict the apostles, saints and prophets.

The Church of St John of Matha has frescoes of the Italian baroque painter A. Galli Bibiena, while the mirrors in the Mirror Hall of the Primate’s Palace come from Venice.

The team retouched the missing parts and cracks in the frescoes and reaffirmed the plaster to protect them from further decay.

This eye-catching flowy silk shirt is bold yet refined, with its gradient monogram evoking brushstrokes from Classical frescoes.

Despite his premature death, Raphael produced a vast oeuvre of seminal work, much of it at the Vatican, whose opulent museums include several rooms filled with his frescoes.

Frescoes, for example, provide a fascinating cross-reference to other artifacts, illustrating food, clothing, hairstyle and recreation.

More recently, he turned to old masters paintings for his source material, borrowing details from works at the Städel Museum in Frankfurt for one series and Giotto’s Arena Chapel frescoes for another.

The collection may have been built around the idea of the incompleteness of the frescoes as a moment of life in an otherwise frozen-like state, permanently on hold and in a state of never arriving, but for me, the opposite effect was had.

The front of the counter was decorated with brightly coloured frescoes, some depicting animals that were part of the ingredients in the food sold, such as a chicken and two ducks hanging upside down.

Now, history acted as a mirror of its own, as the French settled the score, beneath ceiling frescoes that celebrated even older wars.

A trip here, from the port of Rousse (itself a delightful destination), is usually combined with a visit to the nearby village of Arbanassi, where churches are filled with numerous ancient frescoes.

He doesn't hear the French-tinged soundtrack, nor the jazz and blues of Elise's records, nor does it cross his mind that if a god exists, that He might look completely different from the old European notion passed down to us through cathedral frescoes.

Highlights include the Gallery of Maps, the Gallery of Tapestries and the Sistine Chapel whose frescoes took Michelangelo four years to complete.