Fresco

A new banquet hall with stunning frescoes inspired by the Trojan War has been unearthed by archaeologists in Pompeii, the ancient city destroyed and buried under ash by the explosion of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 in southern Italy. According to experts, the recently uncovered frescoes are among the greatest to have emerged at the renowned archaeological site.

Artist Saype reveals 'Encordés,' his new ephemeral work painted on the snow-covered slopes of the French Alps for the 20th anniversary of the Paradiski ski area in Savoie, France.

Even the ancient Romans liked their pizza. Archaeologists in Pompeii said on June 27 they had found depicted on an ancient fresco the precursor to the modern-day pizza but without the cheese and tomatoes.

A fresco depicting Hercules and originally from Herculaneum, a city destroyed along with Pompeii by the 79 A.D. eruption of Mount Vesuvius, was back in Italy on Jan. 23, along with 59 other ancient pieces illegally trafficked to the United States.

The rock-carved churches, monasteries and chapels at the Göreme Open Air Museum, visited by hundreds of thousands of visitors every year in Turkey's Cappadocia region, attract tourists with their historical texture and frescoes that challenge centuries.

A vivid fresco depicting an armour-clad gladiator standing victorious as his wounded opponent stumbles gushing blood has been discovered in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, Italy's culture ministry said Oct. 11.

Millennial old frescoes in the historic rock-carved Tokalı Church in Cappadocia region, which has been on the UNESCO World Heritage list since 1985, are being restored by Turkish and Italian experts.

Fragile frescoes depicting some of the most important events in Christianity in the historic Dark Church in Cappadocia have managed to survive with minimal damage until today due to careful protection by authorities. 

An archeological team has unearthed a 12-room villa with mosaic-covered floors and walls decorated with colorful frescoes and vegetative geometric figures in the ancient city of Tripolis located in Turkey's Aegean region. The villa is estimated to be nearly 2,000 years old, according to the head of the excavation team.

Two new inns and a rock shelter have been discovered on Mount Latmos (Beşparmak), located between the western provinces of Aydın and Muğla. The wall of the inns are decorated with paintings, dating back to 8,000 years ago, and the rock shelter is decorated with frescoes.