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fresco

[ fres-koh ]

noun

plural frescoes, frescos.
  1. Also called buon 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.
  2. a picture or design so painted.


verb (used with object)

frescoed, frescoing.
  1. to paint in fresco.

fresco

/ ˈ´Ú°ùÉ›²õ°ìəʊ /

noun

  1. a very durable method of wall-painting using watercolours on wet plaster or, less properly, dry plaster ( fresco secco ), with a less durable result
  2. a painting done in this way
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

fresco

  1. 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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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of fresco1

First recorded in 1590–1600; from Italian: “cool, fresh,†of Germanic origin; fresh
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of fresco1

C16: from Italian: fresh plaster, coolness, from fresco (adj) fresh, cool, of Germanic origin
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The move could see bars open later and more al fresco dining in London and, if successful, could be extended to other parts of the country such as Greater Manchester or the West Midlands.

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This rendered them in pristine condition but also made them quite fragile, which is why after uncovering several 6-inch spots and confirming that the frescoes were intact, Graves immediately covered up the art again.

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Surrounded by red columns and frescoes of athletes, a visitor could cool off in the plunge pool, which is so large 20-30 people could fit in it.

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The most fascinating is the complex compositional analysis of the figures in Leonardo’s second most famous painting, “The Last Supper,†that vast fresco in a communal dining room of a Dominican convent in Milan.

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Earlier this year, archaeologists revealed frescos of mythical Greek figures including Helen of Troy and Apollo.

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