Fresko
fresco
noun FRES-koh Rare
Origin: from Italian affresco, on the fresh
Usage Note
Fresko is wall painting done on wet lime plaster so the pigment bonds as it dries. It is neuter; the plural is Fresken. Contrast Secco, painting on dry plaster.
Examples
"Das Fresko an der Decke stammt aus der Renaissance."
Natural Translation
The fresco on the ceiling dates from the Renaissance.
Literal Translation
The fresco on-the ceiling stems from the Renaissance.
Related Words
- Abguss cast, casting (plaster or metal replica of a sculpture)
- Abstraktion abstraction (non-representational art)
- Acrylfarbe acrylic paint
- Akanthus acanthus (decorative leaf motif)
- Akt nude
- Aktmalerei nude painting; figure painting
- Aktmodell life model; nude model (for drawing or painting)
- Aktzeichnung life drawing, figure drawing (of the nude)
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