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fresco

/ˈfres.kəʊ/

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noun

/ˈfres.kəʊ/C1formalart
  • ruТехника настенной живописи, выполняемая по свежей известковой штукатурке, или картина, созданная с использованием этой техники.

A technique of mural painting executed upon freshly laid lime plaster, or a painting produced using this technique.

  1. Wall painting techniqueB2formalart

    A method of painting water-based pigments on freshly applied lime plaster, typically on walls or ceilings.

    ruТехника настенной живописи

    • The Sistine Chapel ceiling is a famous fresco by Michelangelo.
    • The ancient church is decorated with beautiful frescoes.
    • Restorers carefully cleaned the fresco to reveal its original colors.
  2. A painting made using this techniqueB2formalart

    A work of art created using the fresco method.

    ruФреска

    • The museum has a collection of Renaissance frescoes.
    • This fresco depicts scenes from daily life in medieval times.
    • The artist spent months completing the large fresco on the chapel wall.
Forms
  • frescoes plural form
  • frescos plural form
  • frescoes' possessive plural form
  • frescos' possessive plural form
  • fresco's possessive singular form

verb

/ˈfrɛs.koʊ/C1formalart
  • ruГлагол, означающий рисовать фреску на свежей штукатурке, обычно в технике фресковой живописи.

A verb meaning to paint a mural on fresh plaster, typically in the technique of fresco painting.

  1. Paint on fresh plasterC1formalart

    To paint a mural or picture on a wall or ceiling using water-based pigments on freshly applied lime plaster.

    ruРасписывать фреской

    • The artist frescoed the chapel ceiling with scenes from the Bible.
    • They hired a master to fresco the entire dining hall.
    • The ancient Romans often frescoed their villas with mythological scenes.
Forms
  • frescoed past participle
  • frescoed past simple
  • frescoing present participle
  • frescoes third person singular