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Romanesque Painting, Getty Images

Romanesque fresco painting of San Pedro de El Burgall displayed at the National Art Museum of Catalonia (MNAC) in Barcelona. The MNAC contains works of art from the late 11th to the 20th century.

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Definition:

The fine art term Fresco derives from an Italian word and refers to painting done directly on moist fresh plaster or lime mortar on the wall. The dried pigments are ground into a limewater paste and worked into the wall's surface.

Frescoes were popular during the Renaissance.

Pronunciation: fres-koh

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