Etruscan frescoes found in the Tomb of Orcus at Tarquinia in Central Italy date back to the 4th century BCE. While time hasn't been kind to much of the artwork, a figure of a warrior can clearly be made out.
The 'Toreador Fresco,' also known as the 'Bull-Leaping Fresco,' was originally sited on a wall at the palace at Knossos in Crete.
Scholars declared the 'Akrotiri Boxer' fresco one of the finest examples of Minoan painting when it was discovered in 1967.
Also discovered at Akrotiri was the amazing 'Room of Spring,' sometimes also referred to as the 'Room of Lilies.
Some of the most vivid and best-preserved frescoes from antiquity are those discovered at Pompeii, which was founded in the 7th–6th century BCE.
The frescoes adorning the walls and ceilings of the Ajanta Caves in Maharashtra, India, are regarded as masterpieces of Buddhist religious art.
The wonderfully vivid frescoes of the Sigiriya rock fortress in central Sri Lanka were painted during the reign of King Kashyapa (477–495 CE).
The Israel Museum is custodian to a remarkable piece of history, a fragmented wall fresco retrieved from a 12th-century abbey.
The Boyana Church near Sofia in Bulgaria is world famous for its medieval frescoes. They date back mostly to the 11th and 12th centuries.