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• Fresco — (plural either frescos or frescoes ) is any of several related painting types, done on plaster on walls or ceilings. The word fresco comes from the Italian word affresco which derives from the adjective fresco ( fresh ), which has Latin origins.… …   Wikipedia

• fresco — ► NOUN (pl. frescoes or frescos) ▪ a painting done on wet plaster on a wall or ceiling, in which the colours become fixed as the plaster dries. DERIVATIVES frescoed adjective. ORIGIN Italian, cool, fresh …   English terms dictionary

• Ceiling — For other uses, see Ceiling (disambiguation). A ceiling (pronounced /ˈsiːlɪŋ/) is an overhead interior surface that covers the upper limit of a room. It is generally not a structural element, but a finished surface concealing the underside of the …   Wikipedia

• fresco — /ˈfrɛskoʊ / (say freskoh) noun (plural frescoes or frescos) 1. the art of painting on fresh lime plaster, as on a wall or ceiling, so that the pigments are absorbed (true fresco), or, less properly, on dried plaster (dry fresco). 2. a picture or… …  

• fresco — [ frɛskəʊ] noun (plural frescoes or frescos) a type of painting done in watercolour on wet plaster on a wall or ceiling, in which the colours penetrate the plaster and become fixed as it dries. Derivatives frescoed adjective Origin C16: Ital.,… …   English new terms dictionary

• fresco — n. (pl. os or oes) 1 a painting done in water colour on a wall or ceiling while the plaster is still wet. 2 this method of painting (esp. in fresco). Phrases and idioms: fresco secco = SECCO. Derivatives: frescoed adj. Etymology: It., = cool,… …   Useful english dictionary

• fresco — fres·co || freskəʊ n. method of painting on the wet plaster of a wall or ceiling using watercolor paints v. paint a moist plastered wall or ceiling with watercolor paints …   English contemporary dictionary

• Illusionistic ceiling painting — The illustionistic perspective of Andrea Pozzo s trompe l oeil dome at Sant Ignazio (1685) creates an illusion of an actual architectural space on what is, in actuality, a slightly concave painted surface. Illusionistic ceiling painting, which… …   Wikipedia

• Sistine Chapel ceiling — The Sistine Chapel ceiling, painted by Michelangelo between 1508 and 1512, is one of the most renowned artworks of the High Renaissance. The ceiling is that of the large Sistine Chapel built within the Vatican by Pope Sixtus IV, begun in 1477 and …   Wikipedia

• Giovanni Battista Tiepolo — See also Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (or Giandomenico Tiepolo); or Lorenzo Baldissera Tiepolo, both sons of Giovanni Battista. Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, also known as Gianbattista or Giambattista Tiepolo (March 5, 1696 March 27, 1770) was a… …   Wikipedia

• Andrea Pozzo — Infobox Artist name = Andrea Pozzo imagesize = 150px birthname = Andrea Pozzo birthdate = November 30, 1642 location = Trento, Italy deathdate = August 31, 1709 deathplace = Vienna, Austria nationality = Italy field = architecture, painting,… …   Wikipedia