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fresco

/fres-koh/US // ˈfrɛs koʊ //UK // (ˈfrɛskəʊ) //

壁画,壁炉,壁球,壁橱

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
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    plural fres·coes, fres·cos.

    • : Also called buon fresco, true fresco. the art or technique of painting on a moist, plaster surface with colors ground up in water or a limewater mixture.Compare fresco secco.
    • : a picture or design so painted.
v.有主动词 verb
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    fres·coed, fres·co·ing.

    • : to paint in fresco.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as incolor

Examples

  • At the time, a team of restorers were tending to medieval frescoes at the Camposanto Monumentale in town.

  • Between archaeological evidence, written records, and fresco paintings, not to mention scientific experimentation, the story of Panis Quadratus slowly revealed itself.

  • Faherty, makers of my favorite shirts, crushed it with these shorts that are perfect for walks on the beach or dining al fresco.

  • While I had seen frescoes throughout Italy and France, I had never heard of any in the United States.

  • Crossnore’s longtime mission supports at-risk children, and the fresco is filled with kids sitting with Jesus — some modeled on Long’s sons.

  • And Pope Alexander VI had the painter Pinturicchio disguise his mistress as the Virgin Mary in one fresco.

  • Dining facilities include al fresco picnic tables and bucolic fields adjacent to the pastures.

  • Authorities had not noticed that missing fresco, which had been taken from the House of the Orchard, until it was returned.

  • As I read this, I imagined a fresco depicting the economic section of the document.

  • This 13th-century fresco of a lion was painted near Burgos in Spain, probably by an itinerant English artist from Winchester.

  • Beneath the portico, numbers of servants and retainers were lounging about, enjoying the fresco.

  • In thisPg 89 church is a remarkable altar fresco which was executed by the late Lord Leighton.

  • On the outer walls of the principal temple are wretched daubs in fresco, representing the state of eternal punishment.

  • The walls and ceiling were often covered with fresco paintings, frequently of elegant design, to be hereafter described.

  • The following fresco from the Catacomb of St. Priscilla is a characteristic example.