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representing Saint Nicholas .]] , c 200 BCE - 600 CE]] A fresco (plural '''''frescoes''''') is a term for several related Painting types. The word comes from the Italian phrase ''buon fresco'' ("really fresh") a technical term in opposition to '' In Secco '' ("on dry surface"). True fresco (''buon fresco'') technique consists of painting in Pigment in a Water Medium on wet or fresh Lime Mortar or Plaster . ''In secco'' painting is done on dry plaster and with the pigments in a binding medium, like Egg . The difference between the two techniques is that as it dries the wet plaster absorbs the pigment and the painting becomes part of the wall surface rather than resting on top of it. This makes a durable work of art; if the wall is destroyed the painting can often be reassembled because of the size of the plaster parts. Because of the need to work on freshly-laid plaster, careful study of the wall surface can reveal the area worked on in one day. In Renaissance Italy this was commonly called a ''giornata'' ("daily amount"). These divisions are perceptible with some Magnification and even the naked eye if the plastering technique was not good. Painters in fresco often add details later ''in secco''. These details are not part of the wall and so they are much less durable. Egypt ian wall paintings in Tomb s are usually ''in secco'', while the Roman wall paintings at Pompeii and Herculaneum are in fresco. Andrea Palladio , the famous Italian Architect of the 16th Century , built many Mansion s with plain exteriors and stunning interiors filled with frescoes. SELECTED EXAMPLES OF ITALIAN FRESCOES Italian Late Medieval-Quattrocento
Italian "High Renaissance"
Italian Baroque
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