fresco
fresco Lexical Profile
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• noun
A specific mural or painting created using the technique of applying water-based pigment to wet plaster.
"Michelangelo's work on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel is perhaps the most famous fresco in the world."
A technique of mural painting executed upon freshly laid lime plaster, allowing water-based pigments to bind permanently with the wall as it dries.
"During the Italian Renaissance, many master painters perfected the art of fresco to decorate expansive church ceilings."
• verb
To paint a mural on freshly laid lime plaster.
"The skilled artisans were commissioned to fresco the interior walls of the newly constructed cathedral."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Italian 'fresco' (meaning 'fresh'), short for 'affresco' (painting on fresh plaster). This ultimately stems from a Germanic root akin to the English word 'fresh'.
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