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Beautiful Roman Frescoes Uncovered in the South of France

by Joseph Nechvatal July 17, 2015

PARIS — In the Bouches-du Rhône in Arles, archaeologists have uncovered a sumptuous ancient treasure in what remains of a Roman villa dating from the 1st century BCE.

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Lighter than Air: Desire Across Millennia

by Thomas Micchelli June 6, 2015June 6, 2015

NAPLES — In the Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli, there’s a tiny Roman fresco, about a foot square, of a semi-nude woman and man floating against an azure sky, one of many such fragments you’ll find there.

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Contemporary Fresco That’s Off the Wall

by Patrick Neal November 10, 2014November 9, 2014

It isn’t often one comes across fresco paintings in art galleries, the last time I remember seeing a sizable number was the “Rooms” section of the Francesco Clemente retrospective at the Guggenheim Museum in 1999.

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