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fresco

[ fres-koh ]

noun

, plural fres·coes, fres·cos.
  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)

, fres·coed, fres·co·ing.
  1. to paint in fresco.

fresco

/ ˈfrɛskəʊ /

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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Other Words From

  • fres·co·er fres·co·ist noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fresco1

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

Origin of fresco1

C16: from Italian: fresh plaster, coolness, from fresco (adj) fresh, cool, of Germanic origin
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Example Sentences

At the time, a team of restorers were tending to medieval frescoes at the Camposanto Monumentale in town.

Between archaeological evidence, written records, and fresco paintings, not to mention scientific experimentation, the story of Panis Quadratus slowly revealed itself.

Faherty, makers of my favorite shirts, crushed it with these shorts that are perfect for walks on the beach or dining al fresco.

Crossnore’s longtime mission supports at-risk children, and the fresco is filled with kids sitting with Jesus — some modeled on Long’s sons.

While I had seen frescoes throughout Italy and France, I had never heard of any in the United States.

And Pope Alexander VI had the painter Pinturicchio disguise his mistress as the Virgin Mary in one fresco.

Dining facilities include al fresco picnic tables and bucolic fields adjacent to the pastures.

Authorities had not noticed that missing fresco, which had been taken from the House of the Orchard, until it was returned.

As I read this, I imagined a fresco depicting the economic section of the document.

This 13th-century fresco of a lion was painted near Burgos in Spain, probably by an itinerant English artist from Winchester.

Beneath the portico, numbers of servants and retainers were lounging about, enjoying the fresco.

In thisPg 89 church is a remarkable altar fresco which was executed by the late Lord Leighton.

On the outer walls of the principal temple are wretched daubs in fresco, representing the state of eternal punishment.

The walls and ceiling were often covered with fresco paintings, frequently of elegant design, to be hereafter described.

The following fresco from the Catacomb of St. Priscilla is a characteristic example.

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