European/Old World Murals have been very popular as a mural form, particularly for theme restaurants and commercial spaces. There is a certain romance about architecture and textures of Old Europe. This style of mural usually depicts an era from the Renaissance to the 1800's, when attention to ornate, architectural details was most prevalent. "Distressed" buildings and walls, worn down and aged, employing soft, earth colors, seem to convey a timeless, evocative feeling.

16th Century Italian Mural
by Carolee Merrill | 
Adam Naming the Animals Mural
by Carolee Merrill | 
Lybian Sibyl.Mural
by Carolee Merrill | 
Sherman Oaks Mural: Window in Nursery
by Gabriele Utz |

Tarzana Mural: Window with Big Ben and Westminster
by Gabriele Utz | 
David Among the Grapes
by Brian Major | 
Bisa Quina
by Patricia Martin | 
Holy Family
by john kiernan |

SAINT MAGDELENA, Dolomites Mt. Range, North Italy
by Sonny Ray Ramos | 
ST MAGDELENA
by Sonny Ray Ramos | 
Mural based on the work of Giuseppe Barbieri
by Jean Alexander | 
God Creating Adam Mural
by Carolee Merrill |

Antique Greek Dolphins
by Claudia Suggs | 
Renaissance Inspiration
by Shelly Koss | 
Roman Villa Mural
by Carol Pascale | 
Livia's Garden
by Carol Pascale |

Old English Landscape
by Scott Bullock & Ronit Mitchell | 
Paese Vicino
by Peter Smith | 
Saudi Camel Bar
by Michelle Puget | 
Interiors Galleria (Plano, TX)
by Natalie Rahberg |

Early California Mural
by Carolee Merrill | 
Leonardo Repo Mural
by Carolee Merrill | 
Leonardo Reproduction Mural
by Carolee Merrill | 
Linscott Cafe'
by Monica Zeuli |

Lady In Green
by Ina Monahan | 
Paris Cafe
by Ina Monahan | 
Flower Niche
by Christopher Seale | 
Italian Vineyard Mural
by Christopher Seale |

Carnivale Mask
by James Hahn | 
Venice Mural / portion
by James Hahn | 
Civitella
by Peter Smith | 
Time for dinner
by Peter Smith |

Greek MythologyThemed Mural
by paulina franz | 
Old World Map
by Richard Pfeiffer | 
Lanai Make-Over
by Kirk Seese | 
European Scene
by Kim Schiavone |

Pasadena mural
by dean cameron | 
Calabasas ceiling
by dean cameron | 
English Garden with Peacocks
by Linda Spicer | 
Knight defending his castle.
by |

ceiling medallion
by Lorie La Plant | 
grand entrance
by Lorie La Plant | 
Venetian
by Gina Ribaudo | 
fallen
by |

Bel Air : Old World Mural after N. Lancret from Muralist Gabrielle
by Gabriele Utz | 
Bel Air Old World Mural - Detail
by Gabriele Utz | 
Bel Air Mural: Faux Finished Niches of French style
by Gabriele Utz | 
Bel Air Mural: Niche detail
by Gabriele Utz |

Fountain Mural
by Carol Pascale | 
Rome
by Carol Pascale | 
Pompeii
by Carol Pascale | 
Italian Villa
by Carol Pascale |

Yates1
by Christopher Martin | 
Grape Vine
by Christopher Martin | 
Outdoor Greco-Roman Mural
by Gordon Daugherty | 
Gold's Gym - Commercial
by Jerry Ragg |

Roman Bath
by Jeanine Hattas | 
Italian Cherubs Mural
by Carolee Merrill | 
Street of Dreams
by John Enright | 
Bacchus 2 the God of Wine comes to life!
by John Enright |

The Four Empires
by Lee and Matt Casbeer | 
Vintage Medallions
by Christine Bosworth | 
Monet Mural
by Carolee Merrill | 
VENETIAN SCENE
by Lee and Matt Casbeer |

Venetian Winecellar mural
by Aubern Mason | 
A Touch of Paris
by Charice Cooper | 
Venice
by Jeff Monsein | 
Pompeii
by Jeff Monsein |

Tuscan Villages
by Jeff Monsein | 
Tuscan village with fountain
by Jeff Monsein | 
detail
by Jeff Monsein | 
Santa Set Photo Backdrop
by |

18th Century Entry Way
by Nikki Nichols | 
Italian Landscape
by Eulojio Ortega | 
Italian Full Mural
by Eulojio Ortega | 
aurora
by irina negulescu |

Baroque Fantasy
by Jeff Raum | 
Cherub
by Jeff Raum | 
GARDEN OF TRANQUILITY
by FRED SPARGO | 
Amsterdam
by Joyce Cunningham |

office ceiling design
by Anthony Clubine | 
The English Hunt
by Ann Gates Fiser | 
Ceiling detail
by Ann Gates Fiser | 
Olevano
by Silvere Boureau |

Faux fresco copy of The Delphic Sybil in the Sistine Chapel
by Jean Alexander | 
Tuscan Mural
by Jeff Monsein | 
tuscan kitchen
by Jeff Monsein | 
Welhouse Winery
by Denise Ivey Telep |

Polychrome Trees
by Paul and Corrie Schlarman | 
Polychrome Trees
by Paul and Corrie Schlarman | 
Italian Heaven
by Paul and Corrie Schlarman | 
Italian Heaven
by Paul and Corrie Schlarman |

Tuscan Landscape
by Robin Wellner | 
Tuscan Landscape #2
by Robin Wellner | 
Decorative Scrollwork
by Robin Wellner | 
Sepia Lowcountry
by Robin Wellner |

Lowcountry 2
by Robin Wellner | 
Brussels Arcade
by Scott Strong | 
The Courtyard
by Scott Strong | 
Heavenly Ceiling
by Emiliano Campobello and Mary Johnson |

tuscan faux finish with faux ivy
by RITA GRAVES | 
old world charm
by RITA GRAVES | 
A WALK
by RITA GRAVES | 
Model
by Sergey Stepanenko |

Old World Canvased Mural
by Juliana Leo | 
European Landscape Window Mural
by Kim Warren and Perales | 
Victorian Panels
by Joyce Cunningham | 
Angel Sky
by Emiliano Campobello and Mary Johnson |

CEILING ART DETAIL
by NORMA RUFFINELLI | 
STORE FRONTS
by NORMA RUFFINELLI | 
Kapps Restaurant
by Nicole Anastas | 
Plaster Playhouse mural
by Martin LaPrise |

Plaster Playhouse mural
by Martin LaPrise | 
Paris at night
by Gina Ribaudo | 
Maestro's Study - View of Northumberland (England)
by Carrie Kingsbury | 
Kapps Restaurant
by Nicole Anastas |

Tiepolo repro
by Arlene Mcloughlin | 
Egyptian Pool Room
by Billy Hensler | 
Egyptian-themed Pool Room
by Billy Hensler | 
Wine Bar
by Charice Cooper |

Old World Ceiling
by Billy Hensler | 
West Indies Ceiling
by Billy Hensler | 
17th Century dome ceiling
by Billy Hensler | 
17th Century dome ceiling (detail)
by Billy Hensler |

17th Century dome ceiling (detail)
by Billy Hensler | 
17th Century dome ceiling (detail)
by Billy Hensler | 
the Cottage
by Billy Hensler | 
Egyptian-Themed Pool Room (detail)
by Billy Hensler |

Egyptian-Themed Pool Room (detail)
by Billy Hensler | 
Egyptian-Themed Pool Room (detail)
by Billy Hensler | 
Egyptian -Themed Pool Room (detail)
by Billy Hensler | 
Egyptian-Themed Pool Room (detail)
by Billy Hensler |

Egyptian-Themed Pool Room (detail)
by Billy Hensler | 
Ivy on Stucco/Brick Wall
by Rene Cantu | 
Tuscan Hills
by Rene Cantu | 
bits, bytes and coffee
by Nate Saraceno |

Italian Lake Scene
by Lee and Matt Casbeer | 
Ferrara Old World Sign
by Shelley Overton | 
Letter to Customers
by Shelley Overton | 
Letter to Customers
by Shelley Overton |

Kitchen Vegetable Spray
by Shelley Overton | 
Kitchen Vegetable Spray
by Shelley Overton | 
Romantic Stones
by Mauriel Morejon | 
Los Angeles Mural - Column Detail
by Gabriele Utz |

Los Angeles: Mulholland Drive - Handpainted stone table
by Gabriele Utz | 
Bel Air Mural - Detail
by Gabriele Utz | 
In The River
by Mauriel Morejon | 
Romantic Greek
by Mauriel Morejon |

Greek Decoration
by Mauriel Morejon | 
Spanish House
by Mauriel Morejon | 
Italian Ruins
by Shelley Overton | 
Italian Ruins
by Shelley Overton |

La Cucina
by Shelley Overton | 
La Cucina
by Shelley Overton | 
Floor Cloth
by Angela Church | 
Feast Mural
by Gerri O'Brien |

Mural over Mantel in Tuscan Home
by Gerri O'Brien | 
Right side 'Feast Mural"
by Gerri O'Brien | 
Lady in Red
by Gerri O'Brien | 
Olives & Map of Italy
by Gerri O'Brien |

by Ania Jankowska | 
Lady and The Tiger
by Den Poitras | 
1880
by Mauriel Morejon | 
by Lands Gomes |

by Lands Gomes | 
by Lands Gomes | 
by Lands Gomes | 
by Lands Gomes |

by Lands Gomes | 
french room flower cart
by Heather Sanders | 
french room flower cart
by Heather Sanders | 
French room
by Heather Sanders |

French room
by Heather Sanders | 
French Room
by Heather Sanders | 
French Room
by Heather Sanders | 
Four season theme
by Mikhail Pecherkin |

Fresco, JEAN AUGUSTE INGRES motiv THE SPRING
by Mikhail Pecherkin | 
Villa door Illusion
by Richard Pfeiffer | 
Tuscan view
by Richard Pfeiffer | 
Tuscan View
by Richard Pfeiffer |

by Scott Bullock & Ronit Mitchell | 
Calabasas Ceiling
by dean cameron | 
Calabasas Ceiling
by dean cameron | 
Grisaille
by Mikhail Pecherkin |

Italian Courtyard
by Gina Ribaudo | 
Italian Doorway
by Gina Ribaudo | 
Tuscan Charm
by Veronica Lake | 
2005 ASID Showcase Home Tour
by Gipson Shoemaker III |

Paris, France Mural
by Melissa Mann | 
Italian restaurant mural 2
by Christopher Seale | 
Italian restaurant mural
by Christopher Seale | 
Decorative Ceiling
by Kim Goins Kosek |

wine cellar
by Gina Ribaudo | 
French Cafe and Flower Cart
by Carolyn Campagna | 
Miller's French Cafe
by Christopher Barnett | 
Cucina De Mama
by Melissa Mann |

by Melissa Mann | 
Tiepelo
by john kiernan | 
Cherubini mural, detail
by Jennifer King of Verde Studio | 
Old World Virgin Mary Mosaic
by Natalie Rahberg |

grand hallway
by Karen Powell | 
grand stairway
by Karen Powell | 
Turning stone sky mural
by Anthony Clubine | 
Tuscan window
by Wesley Stout |

Cameo Mural
by Joyce Cunningham | 
by Ania Jankowska | 
Cherub and sky mural
by Kirk Seese | 
by Ania Jankowska |

Balusters and coutryside
by Jimmi Lou Stack | 
Balusters and countryside2
by Jimmi Lou Stack | 
Mexican market place
by Jimmi Lou Stack | 
mexico market place detail
by Jimmi Lou Stack |

by Richard Pfeiffer | 
by John Enright | 
Italian courtyard
by Jimmi Lou Stack | 
Theatre Media Room ceiling Fresco
by John Enright |

Ohio River and surrounding hills as seen from Portsmouth, Ohio
by Herbert Roe | 
The Aegean Legend
by Bruce Bowles | 
by John Enright | 
by Ania Jankowska |

niche
by Lorie La Plant | 
Collage of work
by Lana (Svetlana) Wilken | 
by Carolee Merrill | 
Jan Brugal Reproduction Mural
by Carolee Merrill |

Jan Brugal Reproduction detail
by Carolee Merrill | 
Jan Brugal Reproduction Mural Detail
by Carolee Merrill | 
Tuscany
by Kim Thormann | 
Birdbath Fresco
by Lily Beard |

Old World Serenity
by Ruth Randall | 
fountain
by Ruth Randall | 
Column with grapevines
by Ruth Randall | 
Stone arches with formal garden
by Sharon Csiszer |

Venice
by Joyce Cunningham | 
the Scholar (a reproduction from Michelangelos' Sistine Chapel in Rome, Italy
by John Enright | 
Cherubs
by Janice Casper | 
Mediterranean View
by Anne Jantz |

Tuscan bathroom
by Debby Reynolds | 
Tuscan bathroom
by Debby Reynolds | 
Cover for Phoenix Home & Garden Magazine
by John Enright | 
grapes
by Holden Von Hohenstien |

Italian Ceiling
by Jeff Raum | 
Classical Pool
by Lisa Nelson | 
Detail Classical Pool
by Lisa Nelson | 
Classical Pool
by Lisa Nelson |

Mural on a Bedroom door
by Janette Marvin | 
Country French Stairway
by Joyce Cunningham | 
Chianti Detail
by Tony Pavone | 
Wisteria
by Tony Pavone |

Arched Window Landscape Mural
by | 
Arched Window Landscape Mural
by | 
traditional dancing section of Portuguese murals
by Lisa Samalin | 
fisherman and his boat
by Lisa Samalin |

Dining room based on old French scenic wallpaper
by Lisa Samalin | 
Another section of scenic dining room
by Lisa Samalin | 
detail of elephants from scenic dining room
by Lisa Samalin | 
Antiquity theme landscape over cracked plaster
by Lorie Wolff |

angelic master bedroom ceiling dome and border
by Martin Soo Hoo | 
angelic master bedroom ceiling dome and border
by Martin Soo Hoo | 
master bedroom ceiling dome
by Martin Soo Hoo | 
master bedroom ceiling dome
by Martin Soo Hoo |

ceiling detail
by Martin Soo Hoo | 
ceiling detail
by Martin Soo Hoo | 
Border details
by Martin Soo Hoo | 
Border details
by Martin Soo Hoo |

Border details
by Martin Soo Hoo | 
Border details
by Martin Soo Hoo | 
Cherub garland
by Martin Soo Hoo | 
Cherub garland
by Martin Soo Hoo |

cherub garland
by Martin Soo Hoo | 
cherub garland
by Martin Soo Hoo | 
cherub garland
by Martin Soo Hoo | 
cherub garland
by Martin Soo Hoo |

cherub garland
by Martin Soo Hoo | 
cherub garland
by Martin Soo Hoo | 
Another dragon slayer
by Martin Soo Hoo | 
Another dragon slayer
by Martin Soo Hoo |

Fairy tale addition
by Martin Soo Hoo | 
Fairy tale addition
by Martin Soo Hoo | 
Scaffold height overviews
by Martin Soo Hoo | 
Scaffold height overviews
by Martin Soo Hoo |

Heaven divided by 8
by Martin Soo Hoo | 
Heaven divided by 8
by Martin Soo Hoo | 
National magazine cover
by Martin Soo Hoo | 
National magazine cover
by Martin Soo Hoo |

Pile of babies
by Martin Soo Hoo | 
Pile of babies
by Martin Soo Hoo | 
Dome angel detail
by Martin Soo Hoo | 
Dome angel detail
by Martin Soo Hoo |

Kids in the clouds
by Martin Soo Hoo | 
Kids in the clouds
by Martin Soo Hoo | 
Pure Ballroom Mural
by Martin Soo Hoo | 
Pure Ballroom Mural
by Martin Soo Hoo |

I love detail work
by Martin Soo Hoo | 
I love detail work
by Martin Soo Hoo | 
The rocky precipice
by Martin Soo Hoo | 
The rocky precipice
by Martin Soo Hoo |

Finished mural
by Martin Soo Hoo | 
Finished mural
by Martin Soo Hoo | 
Sunrise over Tuscany
by Martin Soo Hoo | 
Sunrise over Tuscany
by Martin Soo Hoo |

Inner dome overview
by Martin Soo Hoo | 
Sepia Column Mural
by Theresa Nardone | 
Sepia Column Mural
by Theresa Nardone | 
horses and carraige
by gary lee |

horses and carraige
by gary lee | 
hunters
by gary lee | 
hunters
by gary lee | 
European / Old World Murals
by Tricia Brossart |

Neoclassical landscape
by Tom Boyer | 
Urn detail
by Tom Boyer | 
Ruined temple detail
by Tom Boyer | 
Coffee Dreamer
by Sandra Quintus |

Coffee Dreamer
by Sandra Quintus | 
Italian Villa
by Sandra Quintus | 
Italian Villa
by Sandra Quintus | 
Old World Rose
by Sandra Quintus |

Sky with putti
by Tom Boyer | 
Beauvais landscape tapestry mural
by Tom Boyer | 
Beauvais landscape tapestry
by Tom Boyer | 
Beauvais landscape tapestry
by Tom Boyer |

mural detail
by Martin Soo Hoo | 
mural detail
by Martin Soo Hoo | 
summer morning thunderhead
by Martin Soo Hoo | 
summer morning thunderhead
by Martin Soo Hoo |

le urn
by Martin Soo Hoo | 
le urn
by Martin Soo Hoo | 
penthouse dining room mural concept
by Martin Soo Hoo | 
mural concept 2nd perspective
by Martin Soo Hoo |

mural concept 2nd perspective
by Martin Soo Hoo | 
Venice canal
by Jimmi Lou Stack | 
Wine room
by Jimmi Lou Stack | 
Dining in Venice
by Yvonne Seiwell |

Classic nude,-fragment
by Mikhail Pecherkin | 
italian fresco kitchen
by Kristin Bennett | 
chubby little cherubz
by John Enright |  |