An image display device includes a laser light source, a wavelength conversion element converting a wavelength of a light beam emitted from the laser light source into a predetermined wavelength, and a light modulating device modulating the laser beam output from the wavelength conversion element, wherein the laser beam emitted from the laser light source has a frequency of integral multiplication of the maximum modulation frequency of the light modulating device, and has a pulse width narrower than a time period during which the light modulating device is in a stable state.