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Mural artist in Monaco
In Monaco, Giulia Dal Bon paints murals with a brush, in villas, flats, hotels, restaurants and boutiques. Trained at the Brera Academy, she paints on site, from 400 € per square metre. Free quote within 48 hours, two sketches included: you approve the design before Giulia paints.
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The price of a mural in Monaco
| Simple motif or line drawingFine lines for flowers, patterns, silhouettes or figures… | 400 €/sqm |
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| Fully painted subjectColours and shadows for landscapes, portraits or scenes… | 600 €/sqm |
| Trompe-l’oeil or ceilingThe wall opens onto a false window, a sky on the ceiling or an entire landscape… | 800 €/sqm |
| Exterior facade: if needed, scaffolding is added to the quote. | |
Free quote within 48h
The price is based on the surface and the technique; the quote then takes into account interior or exterior, the condition of the wall, the height, scaffolding if needed and the timing.
Where to start?
When you contact me about a mural in Monaco, here is what happens next.
A photo of the wall with the sketch
Send me a photo of the wall and I draw a sketch straight onto your photo. You tell me what you think. The first two sketches are free.
The quote
Once the sketch is approved, I send you the quote and we set the date together.
I paint the wall
I come and paint at your place in Monaco, by brush, and the place stays open while I work.
Murals in Monaco
On 19 April 1911 the Ballets Russes gave their first performance in Monte-Carlo with Le Spectre de la rose, and made it the home of their permanent company. Diaghilev ran the Théâtre de Monte-Carlo from 1911 to 1929 and entrusted his sets to the painters of his time, on canvases several metres high. Monaco is about finish. In Monaco, Giulia paints the walls of residence lobbies, spas, boutiques, offices and flats. For a wall visible from outside, the building association’s approval is needed before the quote. To start, a photo of the wall and its measurements are enough: Giulia draws the sketch straight onto it, then comes to paint on site.
What can be painted in Monaco comes down to a few images: the Rock and the palace, Port Hercule and its masts, the Salle Garnier of the Opera, the Exotic Garden, the sets of the Ballets Russes. The price follows the technique: 400 € per sqm for a line silhouette, 600 € for a fully painted subject.
What Giulia brings to Monaco. In Monte-Carlo, painters worked at the scale of stage sets, on canvases several metres high. That is the scale of a wall. Giulia paints with a brush, on site, and treats a large format like a painting: the overall composition first, the finishing afterwards, with the person following the work. Giulia is a painter, trained at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan. She exhibits her paintings in art galleries and also paints on walls. Corriere della Sera, Domus and Sky Arte have written about her work, and her mural of over twenty metres dedicated to Gaber and Jannacci can be seen in Milan. The wall is her favourite canvas because it truly becomes part of a place, a unique work made to tell your story.
Giulia also paints live at weddings: she sets up her easel during the cocktail hour and the painting stays with the couple. From 950 €, see live wedding painting on the French Riviera.
For a company evening, Giulia also paints live in front of your guests: corporate live painting in Monaco, from 900 €.
In Monaco, Giulia also paints live in front of an audience: a wedding, a private evening or a brand event. The canvas starts blank and ends signed, ready to hang. From 950 € for a wedding, from 400 € for a performance. See live painting →
Monaco through finish, light, and precision
Here, murals often enter highly refined spaces where every detail needs to stay right.
Houses and villas
Children’s rooms, kitchens, hallways, entrances, stairwells and ceilings. Example: a residence entrance hall of 12 sqm in trompe-l’oeil, around 9 600 €.
Hotels, restaurants and shops
Restaurants, cafes, shops, salons, showrooms, windows and commercial facades. A hand-painted mural belongs to this place alone, and it is what people remember about it. Example: a spa reception wall of 10 sqm in trompe-l’oeil, around 8 000 €.
Facades and exterior walls
Sea air attacks facades. A salt-blocking primer and a UV-resistant finish protect the colours from sun and salt. For a facade visible from the street, the owner’s or the building association’s approval is usually enough, plus a notice to the town hall in a protected zone. From 400 € per sqm, plus scaffolding if needed.
Murals district by district in Monaco
Monte-Carlo and the Carré d’Or
The Casino and the Opéra de Monte-Carlo set a Belle Époque vocabulary here: mouldings, cornices, ornamented ceilings. In the apartments and lobbies of the Carré d’Or, Giulia Dal Bon mostly paints ceilings, skies in perspective and trompe l’oeil that extends a run of rooms. Giulia paints with a brush, in odourless acrylic: the place stays occupied while she works.
La Condamine and Port Hercule
Around the market on place d’Armes and the restaurants along the port, the useful surfaces are dining-room walls, shopfronts and roller shutters. Giulia paints signs here as much as decorations, and the work in progress draws people in: they take the time to watch, they photograph it, and the place is talked about before the paint is even finished.
Monaco-Ville, the Rock
The historic quarter keeps its lanes, its vaults and its street-level shops. Giulia works here mostly on interiors and vaulted ceilings. A facade visible from the street needs the owner’s agreement and a declaration, as the buildings are protected: Giulia sets out the steps before starting.
Fontvieille
A district reclaimed from the sea in the 1970s, with the Stade Louis II, the marina and offices. Giulia finds large, regular and recent surfaces here: reception walls, showrooms, car parks, gable ends. The water right alongside calls for quartz paint outdoors, with an anti-salt varnish.
Larvotto and Avenue Princesse Grace
Seafront, beaches and buildings open to the water. Giulia Dal Bon paints terraces, pool walls, pool houses and garden walls here. Salt and spray: exteriors are painted in quartz paint with an anti-salt varnish, interiors in odourless acrylic.
Moneghetti and the Exotic Garden
The upper part of the Principality, residential, terraced, with villas and retaining walls. Giulia paints mostly outdoors here, seen from the garden: boundary wall, pool wall, open staircase.
Your questions, before commissioning
A photo of the wall, its approximate dimensions and the idea you have in mind are enough to receive a quote.
How much does a mural cost in Monaco?
Giulia Dal Bon paints by the square metre: 400 € for a line drawing or a simple motif, 600 € for a fully painted subject, 800 € for trompe-l’oeil or a ceiling. A small mural in a bedroom costs less than a facade that needs preparation and scaffolding. The quote is free: see all prices.
How do I commission a mural in Monaco?
Write to Giulia Dal Bon on WhatsApp or by email, even if the idea is still vague: she replies within 48 hours. Send her a photo of the wall to be painted, she draws a sketch straight onto your photo, you tell her what you think, and the first two sketches are free. Once the sketch is approved, she sends you the quote, from 400 € per sqm in Monaco, and sets the date with you. She then comes and paints the mural at your place in Monaco, by brush, and the place stays open while she works.
Does the price of a mural in Monaco include the materials?
The square-metre price Giulia Dal Bon quotes includes the paint and materials, the first two sketches, corrections during the work and the protective varnish as a finish. Added to the quote, when needed, are the scaffolding for a facade and travel costs, agreed together. The quote is free and arrives within 48 hours; a deposit of about 100 € for materials confirms the date, and the balance is settled at the end.
Can I see the design before saying yes?
Yes. Before any agreement, Giulia shows you the sketch on a photo of your wall, with a detailed price. Two free sketches are proposed to you before you confirm, and she adjusts them with you.
What kind of mural works well in Monaco?
In Monaco, highly finished work, trompe-l’oeil, because everything is seen close up, by day and by night. Everything is painted with a brush, in odourless acrylic.
Does it damage the wall?
The wall stays intact. Acrylic bonds to a painted or plastered wall, which keeps its finish and needs only a light preparation. And if you change your mind in ten years, a roller of paint covers it.
Can an old painted decor be restored in Monaco?
Yes. In the buildings of the Rock, Monte-Carlo and La Condamine, many lobbies, stairwells and ceilings still carry a period painted decor, darkened or flaking. Giulia Dal Bon, trained at the Brera Academy where she studied restoration, comes to see it, runs a test on a sample area and shows you the result before going further. The rate follows that of the murals; the condition of the wall and the height are added to the quote. The page restore a mural or a painted decor sets out the method. Free quote within 48 hours.
Can a view of Monaco be painted on a wall?
Yes. A painted view lives first of all on its lines. The Rock and the palace, Port Hercule and its masts, the Salle Garnier of the Opera inaugurated on 25 January 1879 after eight months of building, and the facades rising in tiers. Giulia Dal Bon works with a brush, on the wall itself. A line-drawn view is 400 € per sqm, the same view fully painted from 600 €. Free quote within 48 hours.
What subject works well for a mural in Monaco?
The most requested subjects: floral and botanical work for bedrooms and living rooms, landscapes for living spaces and terraces, trompe l’oeil for facades and ceilings. Everything is drawn to measure: Giulia offers two free sketches from your idea, and you refine it together until the subject is yours. If you are still choosing the subject of your mural in Monaco, the guide What subject to choose for a mural reviews the options room by room.
What is the difference between a hand-painted mural and spray-painted graffiti?
They are two different crafts. A graffiti artist works with spray cans, with a fast gesture and a graphic finish. A brush-painted mural is built layer by layer, which allows gradients, fine detail and trompe l’oeil: it is a painting made directly on the wall. Indoors, Giulia uses odourless acrylic. And while she paints, people take the time to watch: a brush at work is a show in itself. The choice depends on the finish you are after.
What do you call an artist who paints on walls?
A mural artist, a muralist, a wall artist or a decorative painter, and the art itself is called mural painting or wall art. Some come from graffiti and work with spray cans; Giulia Dal Bon comes from painting: trained at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan, she exhibits her paintings in art galleries and paints commissioned murals with a brush. To have one painted, send her a photo of your wall: free quote within 48 hours.
Does a mural hold up outdoors in Monaco?
Yes, with surface preparation and paints made for outdoor use. Sea air and strong glare. Exterior work usually needs the building association’s approval before any quote.
Do I need permission to paint a facade in Monaco?
An interior wall can be painted freely. For a facade visible from the street, you usually need the owner’s or the building association’s approval, and a notice to the town hall if the building is in a protected area. Giulia explains the process before starting.
How long does it take to paint a mural?
It depends on the surface, the level of detail and how easy the wall is to reach. Giulia gives the timing with the quote, within 48 hours, and gives plenty of notice if the schedule moves. The place keeps running while she works: the acrylic is odourless.
How long does a mural last?
An acrylic mural by Giulia Dal Bon lasts a lifetime indoors: the paint becomes part of the plaster and lives as long as the wall. Outdoors, quartz paint is made for facades, and an anti-salt or anti-pollution varnish extends it further. And if one day you want a change, it can be painted over like any wall paint.
Can an old painted decoration be restored in Monaco?
Yes. In the buildings of the Rock, Monte-Carlo and La Condamine, many halls, stairwells and ceilings still carry period painted decoration, darkened or flaking. Giulia Dal Bon studied restoration at the Brera Academy. She comes to see the decoration on site, reworks a test patch with the brush and shows you the result before carrying on. The rate is the mural rate, with the state of the surface and the height in the quote. The method is described on the page about restoring a mural or a painted decoration. Free quote within 48 hours.
Other spaces
The other places Giulia paints, her portfolio and the towns nearby.
Homes and villas
A bedroom, a hallway, a staircase: the walls you look at every day.
Home and villa murals
Restaurants, hotels, and boutiques
A painted wall gives the room its character, and the place stays open while she works.
Restaurant and café murals
Ideas for spaces
The mural can stay simple or take on a stronger role. It always starts with the surface, the scale, and the way the place is used.
Homes and villas
Apartments, residences, and rooms where the painting needs to sit exactly right with the light, the volumes, and the level of finish.
Hotels, restaurants, and boutiques
Hotels, boutiques, receptions, spas, and image-driven spaces where the mural can become a signature that stays elegant and immediate.
A mural made for this place
Nearby towns
From Monaco, the mural can open toward these nearby places.
French Riviera · Menton · Nice · Cannes · Liguria
The mural of over 20 metres for Gaber and Jannacci, in Milan, in the press
Giulia Dal Bon, trained at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, Milan.
Where Giulia works in Monaco
In Monaco, in a house, a villa, a second home or a flat, Giulia paints on an interior wall : the living room, the children’s bedroom and the bedroom. She also paints the kitchen, the bathroom, the entrance, the hallway and the stairwell. A ceiling is painted the same way, from the scaffold. Outside, she switches to quartz paint on the exterior facade and the garden wall. She also paints on a mobile panel, when the wall belongs to someone else.
In a restaurant, a pizzeria, a café or a bar in Monaco, she paints the dining-room wall, and service carries on while she works. For a boutique and a shop, she paints the window, the shutter and the back wall. In a hotel and a B&B, she paints reception, the stairwell and the bedrooms. In a hair salon, a spa and a gym, she paints the walls of the cabins and of the main room. For a medical practice, a waiting room and a nursery, she paints the entrance and the waiting area. For an office and a showroom, she paints reception, the corridor and the meeting room. A cellar is painted too, right down its stairs.
In Monte-Carlo, Carré d’Or, Larvotto, Fontvieille, La Condamine and Monaco-Ville, you send her a photo of the wall and she draws the sketch straight onto it, then you shape the idea together.
Possible subjects in Monaco: the Rock and the palace, Port Hercule and its masts, the Salle Garnier of the Opera, the Exotic Garden, the sets of the Ballets Russes. And always the trompe-l’oeil window, the botanical motif and the painted sky on a ceiling.
People ask for different things and mean the same one: a mural, a wall mural, an artistic painting on a wall. Others say wall decoration, decorative painting, mural decoration. Others again a trompe-l’oeil, a hand-painted wall, a drawing on a wall, or a painting made directly on the wall. It is one craft, that of a mural artist, a muralist, a decorative painter, and Giulia does it with a brush in Monaco.
Monaco demands a rare level of finish: residence lobbies, spas, boutiques, offices and flats where every detail is seen up close.
Giulia also travels to La Turbie, Peille, Sainte-Agnès, Gorbio and Sospel.
Where the mural can find its place
- In a flat, a villa or a residence, she paints the entrance hall, the stairwell, the living room, the bedroom, the dressing room and the bathroom. From 400 € per sqm, free quote within 48h.
- For a hotel, a spa, a boutique, an office or a showroom, Giulia paints the reception wall, the treatment room, the shop window and the meeting room. Free quote within 48h.
- The mural can stay simple or take on a stronger role