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Meanings of frescos in English
Technique of mural painting executed upon freshly laid lime plaster.
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Examples for "fresco"
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The fresco, rich in figures and beauty, is executed with real mastery.
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Over one door is the Nativity,-overthe other, the Resurrection,-alsoin fresco.
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Poliziano is seen again in a Ghirlandaio fresco at S. Maria Novella.
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The real fresco consists of painting upon plaster, while it is wet.
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This fresco dates probably from as far back as the thirteenth century.
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All are filled with busts and statues; or painted in daring frescoes.
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Colourful paper chains stretch across the stucco ceiling with the faded frescoes.
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Any frescoes were good when they started to peel and flake off.
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The earliest examples of trellis work shown are in certain Roman frescoes.
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There are some curious frescoes in the church, and an oak screen.
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This will make a pretty black for fresco painting.
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The face expressed every shade of sweetness and agony; yet it was only a fresco painting.
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In fresco painting the colours, mixed only with water, were laid upon plaster while still damp.
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There was a large fresco painting of Christ upon the cross, which particularly arrested my attention.
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It seems that His Royal Highness's technical acquaintance with the processes of fresco painting was incomplete!
Usage of frescos in English
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Nevertheless, there were frescos by Domenichino, and oil-paintings by Guido and others.
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Below is a series of frescos by a very second-rate artist, Poccetti.
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The frescos were done in the early part of the century.
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However many of the frescos and paintings have undergone extensive restoration.
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Giotto's triumphs are to be found in the frescos of the Santa Croce.
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Their compositions and frescos, have raised their names above all others.
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Rome has agreed with you, I see-happiness, frescos, the antique-thatsort of thing.
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Italy, however, keeps his frescos; and may she long keep them!
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The restored frescos and paintings are presented as modern color images with links.
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Just everything, all the frescos broken off and the steps going up are trashed.
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Balder now examined the frescos which covered wall and ceiling.
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All the great frescos of Cimabue, and most of his easel pictures, have perished.
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The walls are adorned by gorgeous frescos from Paul Veronese.
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Nevertheless, somehow, you don't really enjoy these frescos, nor come often here, do you?
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All the frescos, mosaics, and altar-pieces had a decorative motive in their coloring and setting.
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When we had looked at the old frescos, .
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