This is a personal website of a contemporary artist who uses trompe l'oeil in his mural paintings.

A fully illustrated examination of John Singer Sargent?s monumental mural cycle, "Triumph of Religion," with information on the history of the murals, their interpretation, and the steps the library is taking to conserve the work.

This site gives an insightful overview to the paintings of India including the earliest forms of art found in the country.

A non-profit organization in San Francisco, CA that promotes community through the painting of murals.

Read about this interesting program that promotes art in the city of Philadelphi through the painting of murals, art education in the schools, and eradication of graffiti.

Siqueiros, Diego Rivera, and Jose Clemente Orozco-known as Los tres grandes-cultivated an artistic style that defined Mexican identity following the Revolution. They crafted epic murals on the walls of highly visible, public buildings...

In 1937, in one of the worst civilian casualties of the Spanish Civil War, Fascist forces bombed the village of Guernica in Northern Spain. For Pablo Picasso, the tragedy sparked a frenzied period of work in which he produced a massive...

Lessons on a variety of themes based on mural paintings in eleven Chicago public school buildings.

A comprehensive site on Mexican mural artist, Alfredo Zalce. Hundreds of photographs, interviews and images with pages in both English and Spanish.

A wonderful resource for teachers and students studying the life and artwork of Mexican artist, Diego Rivera. Includes many samples of his paintings and murals, as well as a detailed timeline.

A series of 24 introductory videos on Roman architecture and its history, presented by Professor Diana E. E. Kleiner of Yale University.

Wendy Wick Reaves, a curator at the National Portrait Gallery, explains how this charcoal drawing by Diego Rivera reflects his usual medium of painting murals.

From the Fowler Museum of Cultural History in Los Angeles, this is the "Passport to Paradise (Sufi Arts of Urban Senegal)" exhibit web-site which contains images of selected art work in the exhibit as well as photos of and info on the...

This site contains information on Art Nouveau in great detail. Find out what this term means, and how this "new art" adapted from old styles.

Designed by architect Charles Moore, the Hood Museum of Art has a permanent collection ranging from Ancient and Asian to Modern and Contemporary Art. Of special note are American portrait paintings of the 18th and 19th centuries,...

Excavation reveals murals in tunnels and earliest example of painted hieroglyphic script in Maya Lowlands.

These eight churches of northern Moldavia, built from the late 15th century to the late 16th century, their external walls covered in fresco paintings, are masterpieces inspired by Byzantine art. They are authentic and particularly well...

The fortified town, first established in the 16th century to protect the Royal Route inland, reached its apogee in the 18th century when many of its outstanding religious and civic buildings were built in the style of the Mexican...

An image of "Flagellation of Christ", created by Sebastiano Del Piombo from 1516-24 (Mural painting in oil).

An image of "The Martyrdom of St Matthew", created by Girolamo Muziano from 1586-89 (Mural painting in oil, 320 x 350 cm).

An image of "Apollo Vanquishing the Python", created by Eugene Delacroix from 1850-51 (Mural painting, about 800 x 750 cm).

WebMuseum provides a biography of Austrian artist, Gustav Klimt, along with images and discussion of his work.

An image of the South Wall of the Detroit Industry Mural by Diego Rivera painted in 1932/3.

A description of the "foremost French mural painter of the second half of the 19th century". This site provides examples of his work as well as a summary of his work at the end of the page.