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Fresco

Verb / ˈfreskəʊ / Another word for fresco — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

a technique of mural painting executed upon freshly laid, or wet lime plaster.

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Example sentences

  1. The museum has a huge fresco painted by a famous artist.
  2. The church has many frescoes on its walls and ceilings.
  3. The artist was commissioned to paint a fresco in the city hall.
  4. Many ancient buildings have frescoes that have survived for centuries.
  5. The art students learned how to paint a fresco in their class.

Quotes

  • The true work of art is born from the 'artist': a mysterious, enigmatic, and mystical creation. It detaches itself from him, it acquires an autonomous life, becomes a personality, an independent subject, animated with a spiritual breath, the living subject of a real existence of being. - Wassily Kandinsky
  • The art of a people is a true mirror to their minds. - Jawaharlal Nehru
  • In art, the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can inspire. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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