Sentences with phrase «fresco of»

An artist's fresco of silver flowers sealed in resin forms the striking backdrop to a shower in this glamorous design.

Dana Schutz's «Expulsion,» from her new show in Cleveland, is based on Masaccio's fresco of Adam and Eve, but it also evokes Picasso.

In my studio, I have a photograph of Fra Angelico's lunette fresco of St. Peter Martyr in San Marco's courtyard, with his finger to his lips asking for silence.

Each work has as its basis a large - scale digital print of an historical composition, relating to a previous performance by Chetwynd — whether the blooming garden fresco of Livia's Villa from the first - century BC (which previously formed the backdrop to the performance «Here She Comes» at the Royal Festival Hall in 2015), or Richard Dadd's feverishly intricate vision of The Fairy Feller's Master - Stroke (1855; a nod to her 2003 performance «Richard Dadd & the Dance of Death» at Tate Britain).

Her glacial gaze and precise framing give an added force to five views of the Teatro Degollado in Guadalajara, whose carmine stalls are topped by a fresco of religious ecstasy, or the spectacular Iglesia de San Jerónimo Tlacochahuaya in Oaxaca, with a barrel - vault ceiling festooned with flowers.

The House of Turtles, a smaller building so called from its fresco of sculptured turtles, is located on the same terrace as the Governor's Palace.

If India is a beautiful fresco of diverse cultures, colors, traditions and landscapes, then Rajasthan must be its focal point, where all these varied shades of India converge.

Next to the church and on the wall of the refectory of the former Dominican convent, Leonardo created his fresco of The Last Supper.

The epic shoot will last four months, with the project «loosely based on «Tale of Tales» by Giambattista Basile» and centering on the «giant fresco of the baroque period, told through stories of three sovereigns ruling under different dynasties.»

Each frame of The Grand Budapest Hotel is like a fresco of tiny details.

The entrance is a cheerful reflection of its name, and one is immediately greeted by a fresco of Noah's ark, an image repeated on the sofa pillows, in other paintings, a patchwork quilt, and crafted items enclosed in a locked glass case.

He realized the wall of what had become a storage closet matched a wall at the institute bearing a fresco of whirling birds (inset), indicating that a single room had been split into two.

You can still feel it when you see a medieval fresco of the Last Judgment, the naked dead seized by grotesque demons and forced into the fire.

A window depicting the Deposition and Entombment of Christ by the greatest stained - glass designer of the sixteenth century, Guillaume de Marcillat is stunning: It once hung between Pontormo's frescoes of the Angel Gabriel and Virgin Annunciate in Santa Felicita in Florence, where the grieving Mary of the window, directly above the altar, looked across at her younger, joyful counterpart of the Annunciation.

This limited - edition palette created by Lucia Pica is inspired by the frescoes of Pompeii and features nine longwearing shades in a combination of bold colours and neutral tones, with matte to satin powder finishes.

The rooms are decorated with furnishing of extraordinary wealth while the ballrooms are simply stunning with tapestries and frescos of rare beauty giving this hotel a unique setting to turn any event or stay into an unforgettable experience.

Dating back to 1748, the cathedral's ceiling was painted to resemble the frescoes of European cathedrals, and the numerous chapels located within the church are home to an impressive array of artwork ranging from sculptures to full - size portraitures.

The itinerary starts from Spoleto, the beautiful medieval town of the Lombard Dukes, of the Renaissance frescoes of Pinturicchio, and of the legends of the holy forest of Mount Luco, where the Syrian hermits (the Fathers of the Deserts) used to hide for spiritual retreats.

The interior was known for its «Greek tragedy» theme, with white marble columns and frescoes of canoodling nymphs and satyrs.

The old façades of the city's most famous laneways, Hosier Lane and Flinders Lane, boast stunning frescos of urban art, demonstrating the intense artistic life that can be found in Melbourne, Sydney's rival for the coveted title of the capital of culture.

Reading Room Have some relax in our inviting reading room at the third floor with original frescoes of the XVIII century.

Paul Kasmin Gallery is pleased to announce the debut presentation of a selection of Robert Polidori's large - scale color photographs of the frescoes of Fra Angelico (1395 - 1455) contained in the Dominican priory of San Marco in Florence.

The curiosity of the listener is instantly engaged by this multisensory experience - its eclectic aural choreography so alien in this spiritual setting, complete with serene frescoes of ascensions and crucifixions, and yet perfectly attuned to the intimate realm of myth, aspiration, oppression and collective submission that this ancient chapel represents.

According to the press release, LeWitt had moved to Spoleto, Italy, in the late 1970s, and he attributed his transition from graphite pencil or crayon ttoward vivid ink washes to encountering the frescoes of Giotto, Masaccio, and other early Florentine painters.

Made of brick masonry and originally covered in gleaming white plaster, the purpose of this so - called «mirror wall» may have been to reflect the adjacent frescoes of sacred feminine figures.

While Burri's works were displayed in a gallery adjacent to Piero's, a direct comparison with the frescoes of Luca Signorelli was possible at a study day at the Oratorio di San Crescentino in Morra, also near Città di Castello.

The frescoes of the Valtiberina are site - specific, the works by Burri brought to them from the nearby Fondazione.

As a young muralist, his earliest influences were the frescoes of the Italian Renaissance masters, and his love of Italian painting persisted throughout his career.

Greenwald writes that both Harris and Ray's works are products of «expeditions to view Renaissance masterworks in the churches and museums of Italy and France... Ray's postcard - sized pictures are perfectly suited to the narrow walls of Steven Harvey Fine Arts... Based on her own travel photos of the architecture and frescos of Ravenna and Assisi, Rome and Florence, Ray's artwork about artwork has unfussy yet precise brushwork.»

Griffa's shift in visual language was partly inspired by his interest in the work of Henri Matisse and motifs found in Roman frescoes of the ancient city of Pompeii.

Not far from the Peggy Guggenheim Museum and the Pinault collection at Punta della Dogana, a polychrome marble - faced mansion encloses in its halls frescoes of Giandomenico Tiepolo and one stunning garden overlooking Canal Grande.

They include the tempera frescoes of the Sala dei Gigli (1482; Palazzo Vecchio, Florence), the frescoes and altarpiece of the Sassetti Chapel (1482 - 85; S.Trinita, Florence), The Last Supper in S.Marco (1485; Florence), and The Visitation (1491; Louvre, Paris).

The works of the artist are not only proof of an intense examination of recent american history, but also evidence for her deep attachment with art history, especially with italian frescoes of the 13th century.

The frescoes of the tenth century are painted like this.»

A Royal Academy traveling scholarship allowed Moore to visit Italy in 1925; there he saw the frescoes of Giotto and Masaccio and the late sculpture of Michelangelo.

From the frescoes of the Sistine Chapel to the constellations of Grand Central Station, cities across the world are dotted with richly decorated ceilings.

Not exact matches

«The deal enables the new company to advance the development of RedMere and Fresco technologies,» says Stelliga, «in a way that neither company was prepared to do on its own.»

In its latest QT, Chrysalis acquired two technology companies: Fresco Microchip Inc., a semiconductor company based in California, and RedMere Technology Limited, a provider of active cable solutions based in Ireland.

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Close examination of the frescoed parts of the walls reveals some interesting paleo - Christian graffiti, evidence of a Christian presence in the passageway between the 3rd and 5th centuries AD, when clandestine (or at least private) gatherings may have been held here.

He has flashes of intense visual imagination, as in his Sixth Hymn, where the Last Judgment is dreamed as a carefully composed fresco.

The Sistine Chapel, with its famous frescoes by Michelangelo, is the official chapel of the Apostolic Palace, traditionally the papal residence.

CNN: Sistine Chapel ceiling turns 500 years old Michelangelo's fresco on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, one of the world's most iconic pieces of art, will celebrate its 500th anniversary on Wednesday in Vatican City.

We need people who approach their work, play, and relationships like a fresco painter approaches the freshly erected walls of a sanctuary: with the care, passion and joy that comes with knowing his work will last into the coming of the Kingdom.

The Guardian: Sistine Chapel tourists to be vacuumed and cooled to protect frescoes The 5 million tourists who visit the Sistine Chapel every year are to be vacuum cleaned and cooled down before entry in an effort to reduce the pollution damaging Michelangelo's frescoes, the director of the Vatican museums said.

And among the most powerful of these symbols are the unabashedly visual ones, whether in New Testament narrative, ancient creed, Renaissance fresco or Reformation hymn.

It has an invaluable collection of art received through donation before the art was a fraction of its current value or received by direct commission from the artist to the Church such as the Sistine Chapel frescoes.

Facing them, as if in antiphony, are Elizabeth and Mary, the one singing her Beatitude, and other her Magnificat; while overhead, in the frescoed and starlighted sky, are vast multitudes of the heavenly host, enriching the Advent music with their Glorias.

... and what about the beautiful, old frescos which include Christian symbols, painted by Christian painters of the past and are sometimes found in municipal buildings?

Here's an interesting sculptural specimen I ran across in the crypt at the Episcopal Church of the Frescoes in Glendale Springs, North Carolina, back in June.