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 +[[Image:God.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Detail of [[Sistine Chapel]] fresco ''[[Creation of the Sun and Moon]]'' by [[Michelangelo]] (completed [[1512]]).]]
 +[[Image:Last Judgement (Giotto).JPG|thumb|right|200px|[[Hell]] detail from [[Giotto]]'s ''[[Last Judgement (Giotto)|Last Judgement]]'']]
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'''Fresco''' (plural either '''''frescos''''' or '''''frescoes''''') is any of several related [[painting]] types. The word fresco comes from the Italian word ''affresco'' which derives from the adjective ''fresco'' ("fresh"), which has Germanic origins. Fresco paintings are done on [[plaster]] on walls or ceilings. '''Fresco''' (plural either '''''frescos''''' or '''''frescoes''''') is any of several related [[painting]] types. The word fresco comes from the Italian word ''affresco'' which derives from the adjective ''fresco'' ("fresh"), which has Germanic origins. Fresco paintings are done on [[plaster]] on walls or ceilings.
 +===Classical antiquity===
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 +Frescoes were also painted in [[ancient Greece]], but few of these works have survived. In southern Italy, at [[Paestum]], which was a [[Greek colony]] of the [[Magna Graecia]], a tomb containing frescoes dating back to 470 BC, the so called [[Tomb of the Diver]] was discovered on June 1968. These frescoes depict scenes of the life and society of ancient Greece, and constitute valuable historical testimonials. One shows a group of men reclining at a [[symposium]] while another shows a young man [[diving]] into the sea.
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 +[[Roman Empire|Roman]] wall paintings, such as those at the magnificent [[Villa dei Misteri]] (1st century B.C.) in the ruins of [[Pompeii]], and others at [[Herculaneum]], were completed in ''buon fresco.''
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 +Late Roman Empire (Christian) 1st-2nd century frescoes were found in catacombs beneath Rome and Byzantine Icons were also found in [[Cyprus]], [[Crete]], [[Ephesus]], [[Cappadocia]] and [[Antioch]]. Roman frescoes were done by the artist painting the artwork on the still damp plaster of the wall, so that the painting is part of the wall, actually colored plaster.
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 +Also a historical collection of Ancient Christian frescoes can be found in the [[Churches of Goreme Turkey]].
 +==See also==
 +*[[Fructuum apotheca (pictura muralis Romana)]]
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Fresco (plural either frescos or frescoes) is any of several related painting types. The word fresco comes from the Italian word affresco which derives from the adjective fresco ("fresh"), which has Germanic origins. Fresco paintings are done on plaster on walls or ceilings.

Classical antiquity

Frescoes were also painted in ancient Greece, but few of these works have survived. In southern Italy, at Paestum, which was a Greek colony of the Magna Graecia, a tomb containing frescoes dating back to 470 BC, the so called Tomb of the Diver was discovered on June 1968. These frescoes depict scenes of the life and society of ancient Greece, and constitute valuable historical testimonials. One shows a group of men reclining at a symposium while another shows a young man diving into the sea.

Roman wall paintings, such as those at the magnificent Villa dei Misteri (1st century B.C.) in the ruins of Pompeii, and others at Herculaneum, were completed in buon fresco.

Late Roman Empire (Christian) 1st-2nd century frescoes were found in catacombs beneath Rome and Byzantine Icons were also found in Cyprus, Crete, Ephesus, Cappadocia and Antioch. Roman frescoes were done by the artist painting the artwork on the still damp plaster of the wall, so that the painting is part of the wall, actually colored plaster.

Also a historical collection of Ancient Christian frescoes can be found in the Churches of Goreme Turkey.

See also




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