Great examples of fresco paintings
The “Toreador” Fresco, Knossos, Crete, 1500 BCE
Byzantine Frescoes in Asinou Church, Nikitari, Cyprus, dated 1106 CE
The Adoration of the Magi by Giotto, 1304-1306
The Nativity by Giotto, 1306
Expulsion from the Garden of Eden by Masaccio, 1425
Holy Trinity by Masaccio, 1427-1428
Annunciation by Fra Angelico, 1437-1446
Angels Worshipping by Benozzo Gozzoli, 1459-60
Andrea Mantegna’s ceiling oculus fresco, 1465-74
The Last Supper by Domenico Ghirlandaio, 1480
Christ Giving the Keys to St. Peter by Pietro Perugino, 1481-1482
Presentation of the Virgin at the Temple by Domenico Ghirlandaio, 1486-1490
The Damned in Hell by Luca Signorelli, 1499-1502
Sistine Chapel ceiling by Michelangelo, 1508-1512
The School of Athens by Rapahel, 1509-1510
Learn the differences between the different painting techniques. Compare fresco, tempera and oil painting.