fresco

A directive to perform the indicated passage of a composition in a vigorous, lively, or "fresh" manner.

Fresco comes from the Italian fresco, meaning "cool" or "fresh," which describes exactly the fast, unlabored technique required of fresco painting. Definitions of fresco. a mural done with watercolors on wet plaster. type of: mural, wall painting. a painting that is applied to a wall surface.

What It Means. Fresco refers to the art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster using water-based pigments. It is also the word for a painting executed in this style. // The ceiling piece was done in fresco and dates back to the 1800s.

fresco /ˈfrɛskoʊ/ noun. plural frescoes.

A fresco is a type of wall painting. The term comes from the Italian word for fresh because plaster is applied to the walls while still wet. There are two methods of carrying out fresco painting: buon fresco and fresco a secco. For both methods layers of fine plaster are spread over the wall surface.

Fresco is a mural painting technique that involves painting with water-based paint directly onto wet plaster so that the paint becomes an integral part of the plaster. Sir Edward Poynter. Paul and Apollos (1872) Tate. Developed in Italy from about the thirteenth century and fresco was perfected during the Renaissance.

Fresco refers to painting done on fresh lime plaster with water-based pigments, so that the pigment fuses into the plaster as it is drying. The Italian word fresco means "fresh," but since it can also mean "fresh air," the adjective phrase al fresco describes activities (such as dining) that take place outdoors.

A fresco is a picture that is painted on a plastered wall when the plaster is still wet.

Fresco comes from the Italian fresco, meaning "cool" or "fresh," which describes exactly the fast, unlabored technique required of fresco painting. Definitions of fresco. a mural done with watercolors on wet plaster. type of: mural, wall painting.

Fresco is a mural painting technique that involves painting with water-based paint directly onto wet plaster so that the paint becomes an integral part of the plaster. Sir Edward Poynter. Paul and Apollos (1872) Tate. Developed in Italy from about the thirteenth century and fresco was perfected during the Renaissance.

A fresco is a type of wall painting. The term comes from the Italian word for fresh because plaster is applied to the walls while still wet. There are two methods of carrying out fresco painting: buon fresco and fresco a secco. For both methods layers of fine plaster are spread over the wall surface.

Fresco is a form of mural painting used to produce grand and often beautiful works on plaster. One of the most famous examples is the Sistine Chapel ceiling by Michelangelo.