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FRESCO (Ital. for cool, " fresh ")
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See also:FRESCO (Ital. for cool, " fresh ") , a See also:term introduced into See also:English, both generally (as in such phrases as al See also:fresco, " in the fresh See also:air "), and more especially as a technical term for a sort of mural See also:painting on See also:plaster . In the latter sense the Italians distinguished painting a secco (when the plaster had been allowed to dry) from a fresco (when it was newly laid and still wet) . The nature and See also:history of fresco-painting is dealt with in the See also:article PAINTING . |
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