frescoes
1Frescoes — Fresco Fres co, n.; pl. {Frescoes} or {Frescos}. [It., fr. fresco fresh; of German origin. See {Fresh}, a.] [1913 Webster] 1. A cool, refreshing state of the air; duskiness; coolness; shade. [R.] Prior. [1913 Webster] 2. (Fine Arts) (a) The art… …
2frescoes — fres·co || freskəʊ n. method of painting on the wet plaster of a wall or ceiling using watercolor paints v. paint a moist plastered wall or ceiling with watercolor paints …
3Restoration of the Sistine Chapel frescoes — The restoration of the frescoes of the Sistine Chapel was one of the most significant art restorations of the 20th century. The Sistine Chapel was built by Pope Sixtus IV within the Vatican immediately to the north of St. Peter s Basilica and… …
4Minoan frescoes from Tell el-Daba — The Minoan wall paintings at Tell El Dab a are of particular interest to Egyptologists and archaeologists. They are of Minoan style, content, and technology, but there is uncertainty over the ethnic identity of the artists. The paintings depict… …
5The Leighton Frescoes — were commissioned in 1868 as the central feature of the elaborate decorations of the Victoria and Albert Museum s South Court. The artist of the two enormous works which each measure 10.7 metres across, was Frederic Leighton (1830 96), one of the …
6Elmelunde Master — Frescoes: Elmelunde Church The nave: Elmelunde Church …
7Christoph Thomas Scheffler — Frescoes of Christoph Thomas Scheffler in St. Paulin church in Trier Christoph Thomas Schaffler (sometimes written Schäffler, December 20, 1699 – January 25, 1756) was a German painter of the rococo period. He is best known for his frescoes.… …
8Cosimo Ulivelli — frescoes by Cosimo Ulivelli and Niccolò di Pietro Gerini, church of Santa Felicita, Florence Cosimo Ulivelli (1625–1704) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Florence. He was a pupil o …
9Michelino Molinari da Besozzo — Frescoes in the church of Sant Eustorgio, Milan. Michelino Molinari da Besozzo (c. 1370 – c. 1455) was an Italian painter and illuminator. He worked mostly in …
10painting, Western — ▪ art Introduction history of Western painting from its beginnings in prehistoric times to the present. Painting, the execution of forms and shapes on a surface by means of pigment (but see also drawing for discussion of depictions in …
