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Pronunciation / Transliteration: fresque
"Cette fresque murale date du XVIe siècle."
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A painting done rapidly in watercolor on wet plaster on a wall or ceiling.
"The Renaissance church is famous for its breathtaking ceiling frescoes."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Italian adjective 'fresco', meaning 'fresh', borrowed into English in the late 16th century. The artistic technique refers specifically to painting on freshly laid, wet lime plaster so that the pigments become chemically bound to the wall as the plaster dries.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Fresco" is said worldwide
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fresque
Transliteration: fresque
"Cette fresque murale date du XVIe siècle."
Fresko
Transliteration: Fresko
"Das alte Fresko wurde sorgfältig restauriert."
affresco
Transliteration: affresco
"Gli affreschi della cappella sono magnifici."
fresco
Transliteration: fresco
"El artista pintó un hermoso fresco en la pared."
afresco
Transliteration: afresco
"O afresco retrata cenas da mitologia grega."
भित्तिचित्र
Transliteration: bhittichitra
"यह प्राचीन भित्तिचित्र बहुत सुंदर है।"
湿壁画
Transliteration: shī bìhuà
"这幅湿壁画保留得非常完好。"
프레스코화
Transliteration: puresucheohwa
"그 성당에는 유명한 프레스코화가 있습니다."
フレスコ画
Transliteration: furesuko-ga
"天井には見事なフレスコ画が描かれている。"
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