fresco
Also called buon fresco, true fresco. the art or technique of painting on a moist, plaster surface with colors ground up in water or a limewater mixture.: Compare fresco secco.
a picture or design so painted.
to paint in fresco.
Origin of fresco
1Other words from fresco
- fres·co·er, fres·co·ist, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for fresco
/ (ˈfrɛskəʊ) /
a very durable method of wall-painting using watercolours on wet plaster or, less properly, dry plaster (fresco secco), with a less durable result
a painting done in this way
Origin of fresco
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Cultural definitions for fresco
A painting on wet plaster. When the plaster dries, the painting is bonded to the wall. Fresco was a popular method for painting large murals during the Renaissance. The Last Supper, by Leonardo da Vinci, is a fresco, as are the paintings by Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel.
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