Fresco
[ˈfrɛskoʊ]Meaning
Italian for "fresh"; the technique of mural painting on wet lime plaster
Background Story
Fresco is the Italian adjective meaning "fresh", from which the name of the mural-painting technique derives. In Italian the technique is called affresco, and it is contrasted with secco painting on dried plaster. In English the word is commonly and inaccurately used for any wall painting, regardless of plaster technology or binding medium.
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