Definition of fresco in English:

fresco

nounPlural frescos, Plural frescoes ˈfrɛskəʊˈfrɛskoʊ

1A painting done rapidly in watercolour on wet plaster on a wall or ceiling, so that the colours penetrate the plaster and become fixed as it dries.
Example sentencesExamples
- The art can still be seen in frescoes and ceilings of old palaces and temples all over the State.
- He then used the family fortune to reconstruct much of the two-storey royal palace and the frescoes on its walls.
- In fact, many of the materials that are relevant to the present discussion have already been assembled around the frescoes.
- Slovenia has an unusual variety of art ranging from Gothic frescoes to contemporary sculpture.
- Besides shedding rain, these hoods also protect small ink frescoes on the plaster surface above the window.
- All were decorated with stained glass, frescoes, rich tapestries and paintings by the foremost artists in France.
- Everything that is removable, including frescoes, will eventually go on display in a local museum.
- Large chiseled columns support massive roofs and walls lined with carved frescoes.
- The ‘wallpaper’ was frescoes by Paolo Veronese, acclaimed 16th century artist.
- Another few decades would pass before Filippino Lippi finished the bottom tier of frescoes left incomplete by Masaccio and Masolino.
- Most of the frescoes on the ceiling are gone, but there are ornate chandeliers.
- Seemingly every room inside has faux Corinthian columns and ceiling frescoes.
- Rare paintings, frescoes and stone carvings present a marvellous panorama to the visitor.
- Aside from his many frescoes and easel pictures, Piola produced a great number of drawings that he sold to collectors.
- This contains a veritable outpouring of medieval art; frescoes cover most of the interior walls and porch.
- There were eroded frescoes on the walls, and gleams of marble from corners where the weather had not penetrated.
- The peeling frescoes that ornament the living room of a manor house are all that remain to suggest its colonial grandeur.
- They evoke more than anything the monumental gravity of Masaccio's frescoes, which are themselves notably sculptural in their forms.
- Tigers, lions and elephants are regarded as auspicious animals and appear on paintings and frescoes.
- The other, surviving, frescoes depict interlocking themes.
1. 1.1mass noun The method of painting frescoes, used in Roman times and by the great masters of the Italian Renaissance including Giotto, Raphael, and Michelangelo.
  Example sentencesExamples
  In the fine arts, the cartoon is a full-sized preliminary drawing for a work to be executed afterward in fresco, oil, mosaic, stained glass, or tapestry.
  ‘Life has its own rhythm, and so does fresco,’ he says.
  Thus, the art of fresco is necessarily piecemeal.
  The Adams Davidson Galleries in Washington, D. C., is compiling a checklist of Cox's works in oils, tempera, fresco, and drawings for mosaics and stained-glass windows.
  But in 1843 Parliament did agree to adorn its new home, the rebuilt Palace of Westminster, with historical subjects in fresco.
  Presumably, stucco decoration was more resistant to steam than fresco.
  And this dining room is the most elegantly pretty in London, a marvellous fondant of gilding, marble and airhead fresco.
  Southall, who experimented with true fresco and tempera, worked in Birmingham itself.
  As King notes: ‘The technique of fresco was as simple in conception as it was difficult in execution’, requiring the painter to work quickly on wet plaster before it dried.

Derivatives

frescoed

adjective

There are frescoed walls and ceilings, weighty beams inscribed with German proverbs, and a preponderance of carved and knotted pine.
Example sentencesExamples
- Within its statued, frescoed interior, guards call ‘No flash!’
- On this 13-day tour you'll see imperial eagles, Egyptian vultures and Dalmatian pelicans, plus frescoed monasteries, Roman ruins and the monuments of the Thracian horsemen.
- It took a few seconds for our eyes to adjust from the bright light of the olive groves to the darkly frescoed gloom of the interior.
- Bormio's other big draw is the town itself - a fading Italian beauty, complete with frescoed churches and tight pedestrian streets, and almost entirely free of tourist tack.

Origin

Late 16th century: Italian, literally 'cool, fresh'. The word was first recorded in English in the phrase in fresco, representing Italian affresco, al fresco 'on the fresh (plaster)'.

Rhymes

alfresco, Ionesco

Definition of fresco in US English:

fresco

nounˈfrɛskoʊˈfreskō

1A painting done rapidly in watercolor on wet plaster on a wall or ceiling, so that the colors penetrate the plaster and become fixed as it dries.
Example sentencesExamples
- The art can still be seen in frescoes and ceilings of old palaces and temples all over the State.
- Aside from his many frescoes and easel pictures, Piola produced a great number of drawings that he sold to collectors.
- Everything that is removable, including frescoes, will eventually go on display in a local museum.
- Seemingly every room inside has faux Corinthian columns and ceiling frescoes.
- The ‘wallpaper’ was frescoes by Paolo Veronese, acclaimed 16th century artist.
- There were eroded frescoes on the walls, and gleams of marble from corners where the weather had not penetrated.
- Rare paintings, frescoes and stone carvings present a marvellous panorama to the visitor.
- Another few decades would pass before Filippino Lippi finished the bottom tier of frescoes left incomplete by Masaccio and Masolino.
- The other, surviving, frescoes depict interlocking themes.
- He then used the family fortune to reconstruct much of the two-storey royal palace and the frescoes on its walls.
- Tigers, lions and elephants are regarded as auspicious animals and appear on paintings and frescoes.
- Besides shedding rain, these hoods also protect small ink frescoes on the plaster surface above the window.
- In fact, many of the materials that are relevant to the present discussion have already been assembled around the frescoes.
- Slovenia has an unusual variety of art ranging from Gothic frescoes to contemporary sculpture.
- Most of the frescoes on the ceiling are gone, but there are ornate chandeliers.
- This contains a veritable outpouring of medieval art; frescoes cover most of the interior walls and porch.
- Large chiseled columns support massive roofs and walls lined with carved frescoes.
- They evoke more than anything the monumental gravity of Masaccio's frescoes, which are themselves notably sculptural in their forms.
- The peeling frescoes that ornament the living room of a manor house are all that remain to suggest its colonial grandeur.
- All were decorated with stained glass, frescoes, rich tapestries and paintings by the foremost artists in France.
1. 1.1 The fresco method of painting, used in Roman times and by the great masters of the Italian Renaissance including Giotto, Masaccio, and Michelangelo.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Southall, who experimented with true fresco and tempera, worked in Birmingham itself.
  As King notes: ‘The technique of fresco was as simple in conception as it was difficult in execution’, requiring the painter to work quickly on wet plaster before it dried.
  And this dining room is the most elegantly pretty in London, a marvellous fondant of gilding, marble and airhead fresco.
  But in 1843 Parliament did agree to adorn its new home, the rebuilt Palace of Westminster, with historical subjects in fresco.
  In the fine arts, the cartoon is a full-sized preliminary drawing for a work to be executed afterward in fresco, oil, mosaic, stained glass, or tapestry.
  Thus, the art of fresco is necessarily piecemeal.
  Presumably, stucco decoration was more resistant to steam than fresco.
  ‘Life has its own rhythm, and so does fresco,’ he says.
  The Adams Davidson Galleries in Washington, D. C., is compiling a checklist of Cox's works in oils, tempera, fresco, and drawings for mosaics and stained-glass windows.

verbˈfrɛskoʊˈfreskō

[with object]

Paint in fresco.
four scenes had been frescoed on the wall
Example sentencesExamples
- Between 1686 and 1692 the rooms of the second floor were frescoed by Gregorio de Ferrari and other Genoese painters in a spirit of overwhelming, exuberant magnificence.
- It is a 15th Century building, settled in Cantù; the interior is frescoed and its decorated plasters have been recently under restoration.
- The two grand salons and formal dining room feature high frescoed ceilings and large stone fireplaces.
- St. Johann with its frescoed buildings and window boxes overflowing with brightly coloured flowers is a typically Tirolean town located in the heart of the Wilder Kaiser mountains.
- He reportedly turned down an offer of 6,000 scudi to fresco a loggia for the Doria in Genoa.
- In the twentieth century, even Brumidi's historical frescoed scenes were painted over when damaged or darkened with grime.
- One of the rooms has a ceiling frescoed by D. Canuti with ornamental elements by Alberesi.
- In this same year, Giovanni Lanfranco arrived in Naples and the General of the Jesuits entrusted him with the task of frescoing the whole interior of the church.
- Above them are large frescoed scenes whose weird photo-negative quality is the result of oxidation in the pigments.
- Weddings are celebrated in the frescoed hall in the heart of the historic district.
- Bishop Alypy and Father Theodore worked assiduously to complete the frescoing of the church within 4 years.
- The common areas include a frescoed sitting room, a reading room, a music room, and a beautiful dining room leading out to a lakeshore balcony.
- Certainly, he had no experience of frescoing on such a vast area, having for a long period barely touched a paintbrush.
- Built between 1335 and 1338 by the Friars Minor, it hosts the central apse frescoed by Benozzo Gozzoli in 1452 and portraying the life of Saint Francis.
- The main room in the tower is completely frescoed with the Cycle of the Months, a rare example of medieval painting on a nonreligious subject.
- His assignment, to fresco a dome depicting Mary, Queen of Martyrs, was again supervised by Francisco Bayeu.
- The tombs are hewn from the bedrock and many feature Doric columns and frescoed walls.
- Unlike many of the other sites frescoed by Poccetti and his contemporaries, the Chiostro dei Morti was seen by all levels of Florentine society.
- Soon after its completion he was frescoing its facade with mythological subjects no doubt suggested by his patron's iconographer.
- The walls and the ceilings of the rooms and terraces are frescoed with allegorical and mythological themes.

Origin

Late 16th century: Italian, literally ‘cool, fresh’. The word was first recorded in English in the phrase in fresco, representing Italian affresco, al fresco ‘on the fresh (plaster)’.

单词	fresco
释义	Definition of fresco in English: fresco nounPlural frescos, Plural frescoes ˈfrɛskəʊˈfrɛskoʊ 1A painting done rapidly in watercolour on wet plaster on a wall or ceiling, so that the colours penetrate the plaster and become fixed as it dries. Example sentencesExamples The art can still be seen in frescoes and ceilings of old palaces and temples all over the State. He then used the family fortune to reconstruct much of the two-storey royal palace and the frescoes on its walls. In fact, many of the materials that are relevant to the present discussion have already been assembled around the frescoes. Slovenia has an unusual variety of art ranging from Gothic frescoes to contemporary sculpture. Besides shedding rain, these hoods also protect small ink frescoes on the plaster surface above the window. All were decorated with stained glass, frescoes, rich tapestries and paintings by the foremost artists in France. Everything that is removable, including frescoes, will eventually go on display in a local museum. Large chiseled columns support massive roofs and walls lined with carved frescoes. The ‘wallpaper’ was frescoes by Paolo Veronese, acclaimed 16th century artist. Another few decades would pass before Filippino Lippi finished the bottom tier of frescoes left incomplete by Masaccio and Masolino. Most of the frescoes on the ceiling are gone, but there are ornate chandeliers. Seemingly every room inside has faux Corinthian columns and ceiling frescoes. Rare paintings, frescoes and stone carvings present a marvellous panorama to the visitor. Aside from his many frescoes and easel pictures, Piola produced a great number of drawings that he sold to collectors. This contains a veritable outpouring of medieval art; frescoes cover most of the interior walls and porch. There were eroded frescoes on the walls, and gleams of marble from corners where the weather had not penetrated. The peeling frescoes that ornament the living room of a manor house are all that remain to suggest its colonial grandeur. They evoke more than anything the monumental gravity of Masaccio's frescoes, which are themselves notably sculptural in their forms. Tigers, lions and elephants are regarded as auspicious animals and appear on paintings and frescoes. The other, surviving, frescoes depict interlocking themes. 1.1mass noun The method of painting frescoes, used in Roman times and by the great masters of the Italian Renaissance including Giotto, Raphael, and Michelangelo. Example sentencesExamples In the fine arts, the cartoon is a full-sized preliminary drawing for a work to be executed afterward in fresco, oil, mosaic, stained glass, or tapestry. ‘Life has its own rhythm, and so does fresco,’ he says. Thus, the art of fresco is necessarily piecemeal. The Adams Davidson Galleries in Washington, D. C., is compiling a checklist of Cox's works in oils, tempera, fresco, and drawings for mosaics and stained-glass windows. But in 1843 Parliament did agree to adorn its new home, the rebuilt Palace of Westminster, with historical subjects in fresco. Presumably, stucco decoration was more resistant to steam than fresco. And this dining room is the most elegantly pretty in London, a marvellous fondant of gilding, marble and airhead fresco. Southall, who experimented with true fresco and tempera, worked in Birmingham itself. As King notes: ‘The technique of fresco was as simple in conception as it was difficult in execution’, requiring the painter to work quickly on wet plaster before it dried. Derivatives frescoed adjective There are frescoed walls and ceilings, weighty beams inscribed with German proverbs, and a preponderance of carved and knotted pine. Example sentencesExamples Within its statued, frescoed interior, guards call ‘No flash!’ On this 13-day tour you'll see imperial eagles, Egyptian vultures and Dalmatian pelicans, plus frescoed monasteries, Roman ruins and the monuments of the Thracian horsemen. It took a few seconds for our eyes to adjust from the bright light of the olive groves to the darkly frescoed gloom of the interior. Bormio's other big draw is the town itself - a fading Italian beauty, complete with frescoed churches and tight pedestrian streets, and almost entirely free of tourist tack. Origin Late 16th century: Italian, literally 'cool, fresh'. The word was first recorded in English in the phrase in fresco, representing Italian affresco, al fresco 'on the fresh (plaster)'. Rhymes alfresco, Ionesco Definition of fresco in US English: fresco nounˈfrɛskoʊˈfreskō 1A painting done rapidly in watercolor on wet plaster on a wall or ceiling, so that the colors penetrate the plaster and become fixed as it dries. Example sentencesExamples The art can still be seen in frescoes and ceilings of old palaces and temples all over the State. Aside from his many frescoes and easel pictures, Piola produced a great number of drawings that he sold to collectors. Everything that is removable, including frescoes, will eventually go on display in a local museum. Seemingly every room inside has faux Corinthian columns and ceiling frescoes. The ‘wallpaper’ was frescoes by Paolo Veronese, acclaimed 16th century artist. There were eroded frescoes on the walls, and gleams of marble from corners where the weather had not penetrated. Rare paintings, frescoes and stone carvings present a marvellous panorama to the visitor. Another few decades would pass before Filippino Lippi finished the bottom tier of frescoes left incomplete by Masaccio and Masolino. The other, surviving, frescoes depict interlocking themes. He then used the family fortune to reconstruct much of the two-storey royal palace and the frescoes on its walls. Tigers, lions and elephants are regarded as auspicious animals and appear on paintings and frescoes. Besides shedding rain, these hoods also protect small ink frescoes on the plaster surface above the window. In fact, many of the materials that are relevant to the present discussion have already been assembled around the frescoes. Slovenia has an unusual variety of art ranging from Gothic frescoes to contemporary sculpture. Most of the frescoes on the ceiling are gone, but there are ornate chandeliers. This contains a veritable outpouring of medieval art; frescoes cover most of the interior walls and porch. Large chiseled columns support massive roofs and walls lined with carved frescoes. They evoke more than anything the monumental gravity of Masaccio's frescoes, which are themselves notably sculptural in their forms. The peeling frescoes that ornament the living room of a manor house are all that remain to suggest its colonial grandeur. All were decorated with stained glass, frescoes, rich tapestries and paintings by the foremost artists in France. 1.1 The fresco method of painting, used in Roman times and by the great masters of the Italian Renaissance including Giotto, Masaccio, and Michelangelo. Example sentencesExamples Southall, who experimented with true fresco and tempera, worked in Birmingham itself. As King notes: ‘The technique of fresco was as simple in conception as it was difficult in execution’, requiring the painter to work quickly on wet plaster before it dried. And this dining room is the most elegantly pretty in London, a marvellous fondant of gilding, marble and airhead fresco. But in 1843 Parliament did agree to adorn its new home, the rebuilt Palace of Westminster, with historical subjects in fresco. In the fine arts, the cartoon is a full-sized preliminary drawing for a work to be executed afterward in fresco, oil, mosaic, stained glass, or tapestry. Thus, the art of fresco is necessarily piecemeal. Presumably, stucco decoration was more resistant to steam than fresco. ‘Life has its own rhythm, and so does fresco,’ he says. The Adams Davidson Galleries in Washington, D. C., is compiling a checklist of Cox's works in oils, tempera, fresco, and drawings for mosaics and stained-glass windows. verbˈfrɛskoʊˈfreskō [with object] Paint in fresco. four scenes had been frescoed on the wall Example sentencesExamples Between 1686 and 1692 the rooms of the second floor were frescoed by Gregorio de Ferrari and other Genoese painters in a spirit of overwhelming, exuberant magnificence. It is a 15th Century building, settled in Cantù; the interior is frescoed and its decorated plasters have been recently under restoration. The two grand salons and formal dining room feature high frescoed ceilings and large stone fireplaces. St. Johann with its frescoed buildings and window boxes overflowing with brightly coloured flowers is a typically Tirolean town located in the heart of the Wilder Kaiser mountains. He reportedly turned down an offer of 6,000 scudi to fresco a loggia for the Doria in Genoa. In the twentieth century, even Brumidi's historical frescoed scenes were painted over when damaged or darkened with grime. One of the rooms has a ceiling frescoed by D. Canuti with ornamental elements by Alberesi. In this same year, Giovanni Lanfranco arrived in Naples and the General of the Jesuits entrusted him with the task of frescoing the whole interior of the church. Above them are large frescoed scenes whose weird photo-negative quality is the result of oxidation in the pigments. Weddings are celebrated in the frescoed hall in the heart of the historic district. Bishop Alypy and Father Theodore worked assiduously to complete the frescoing of the church within 4 years. The common areas include a frescoed sitting room, a reading room, a music room, and a beautiful dining room leading out to a lakeshore balcony. Certainly, he had no experience of frescoing on such a vast area, having for a long period barely touched a paintbrush. Built between 1335 and 1338 by the Friars Minor, it hosts the central apse frescoed by Benozzo Gozzoli in 1452 and portraying the life of Saint Francis. The main room in the tower is completely frescoed with the Cycle of the Months, a rare example of medieval painting on a nonreligious subject. His assignment, to fresco a dome depicting Mary, Queen of Martyrs, was again supervised by Francisco Bayeu. The tombs are hewn from the bedrock and many feature Doric columns and frescoed walls. Unlike many of the other sites frescoed by Poccetti and his contemporaries, the Chiostro dei Morti was seen by all levels of Florentine society. Soon after its completion he was frescoing its facade with mythological subjects no doubt suggested by his patron's iconographer. The walls and the ceilings of the rooms and terraces are frescoed with allegorical and mythological themes. Origin Late 16th century: Italian, literally ‘cool, fresh’. The word was first recorded in English in the phrase in fresco, representing Italian affresco, al fresco ‘on the fresh (plaster)’.
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