(countable, painting) An artwork made by applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster.
Used in a Sentence
frescoes
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for frescoes.
Editorial note
We do have a non insignificant amount of ancient frescoes, mosaics and even a handful of paintings.
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Definitions3
Parts of speech1
Quick take
(countable, painting) An artwork made by applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of frescoes gathered in one view.
(uncountable, painting) The technique used to make such an artwork.
(countable) A cool, refreshing state of the air; coolness, duskiness, shade.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for frescoes.
noun
(countable, painting) An artwork made by applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster.
noun
(uncountable, painting) The technique used to make such an artwork.
noun
(countable) A cool, refreshing state of the air; coolness, duskiness, shade.
Example sentences
We do have a non insignificant amount of ancient frescoes, mosaics and even a handful of paintings.
It's quite possible if not likely that frescoes were viewed as temporary, to be plaster-painted over every so often.
Most likely those interpretations of Michelangelo's frescoes as brain stem, etc are a case of pareidolia.
With certainty that someone chose to portray what appears on the frescoes in front of you over numerous possible alternatives.
Depending on the materials, stone structures will whether incineration, even retaining frescoes prefiguring Christ.
Why would the painting style they used for statues be so massively different from frescoes, mosaics and paintings during the same period, though?
You just need to compare them to other art from the period and the frescoes, and consider which one you find more appealing.
These frescoes were painted at great expense on behalf of an elite figure.
Statues were typically large and outdoors and viewed at a distance, frescoes were typically viewed in close proximity and needed details adding to not look completely flat.
There are frescoes of statues[1] and architecture[2] in Pompeii.
Romans loved frescoes both in commerce and homes.
Random paint splatters are, I think, less beautiful than Raphael's frescoes.
Quote examples
Most of the chapels contain frescoes that are significantly color-faded, but Karanlık Kilise ("Dark Church"), which is quite dim and has very little ambient light, contains frescoes with far richer color.
Relatively recently;-) According to Google "The frescoes of the Sistine Chapel and in particular the ceiling and accompanying lunettes by Michelangelo have been subject to a number of restorations, the most recent taking place between 1980 and 1994."
"Discovered" is used exactly once in the article, in the sentence, "urther, the conservators discovered metal nails under some of these plaster frescoes, which they believe were likely inserted to hold in place more of the resin surface for oil painting." Seems to be exactly the right word where it is used.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use frescoes in a sentence?
We do have a non insignificant amount of ancient frescoes, mosaics and even a handful of paintings.
What does frescoes mean?
(countable, painting) An artwork made by applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster.
What part of speech is frescoes?
frescoes is commonly used as noun.