The Vatican Museum’s ceiling frescos blend into the walls, and even the floors have mosaics. However, I think the frescoes on the walls are the best part. Each has a historical theme.
I think I have most of the names of these frescos correct, but they were not labeled. It took a little research to identify the name and artist. I am pretty sure about most of them, but I am not 100% sure. If you have more information than I do, please help me correctly identify them.
Photoblog, Rome, Italy, Europe. April 3, 2025
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I describe the technique of how the artists created the frescos by applying pigments to wet plaster before it dried. If you missed it, here is a link. Stunning Ceiling Frescos in the Vatican Museum
Frescos on the walls of the Vatican Museum
Maybe this might be the time to ask for help and to make a little complaint. I am the furthest thing from an Art history major. It wasn’t easy to get the names of these frescos. In the Vatican Museum, they are not labeled. They have a few pictures on the Vatican Museum website, but that wasn’t helpful overall. Searching the internet for the names was difficult; I don’t have any picture books to reference. (I do pretty good with picture books. They match my style.)
The Internet wasn’t helpful because, in most cases, people who post pictures don’t know the names any better than I do. Instead, they mention the photographer as if taking a picture of a masterpiece was equal to creating it. Half of the photos on the internet, including those trying to sell their pictures, weren’t anywhere close to as good as the ones you saw. Perhaps they were made before the Vatican Museum made a significant effort to clean them.
So, if you see a picture that I mislabeled, please let me know. In many cases, my description was vague. I would like to be as informative as I can, and this was a place I could improve.
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