The fascinating, hedonist, enigmatic Etruscans not only gave birth to a flourishing civilisation that was one of the most advanced among the pre-Roman civilisations, but they were also great masters of figurative art, with a great sense of aesthetics and technical skill. Although Etruscan art was influenced by Greece and the East, over the centuries it maintained peculiarities that distinguish it and make it unmistakable. Most of their art was intended for funerary monuments; objects, ornaments and representations of everyday life enriched tombs to preserve something of earthly life in such sacred places which represented bridges to the afterlife.
In particular, painting was an artistic expression that often adorned the walls of the tombs; themes from classical mythology and depictions related to spiritual life or to everyday life were the main scenes that animated the beautiful frescoes full of bright colours and unmistakable strokes that transformed tomb walls into works of art. Still today, it is possible to appreciate some well-preserved examples of Etruscan wall paintings, guarded in the tombs that enrich the beautiful countryside surrounding the historic towns of Chiusi and Sarteano with archaeology.
