#525 fresco

fresco- a very durable method of wall painting using watercolours on wet plaster or less properly, dry plaster with a less durable result; a painting done this way

C16 from Italian; fresh plaster, coolness, from fresco fresh, cool

He explained the general rules of color composition in fresco, enamel, and pastel painting, showing how to use his wheel and chart together as a tool to select the appropriate color combinations for each technique.

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