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Figure 8: A simply designed interior space made vivid and compelling by frescoes on the ceiling and walls: Sistine Chapel, Rome, by Michelangelo, 1508-12, 1533-41.

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Plate 13: “Aurora,” ceiling fresco by Guido Reni, 1613-14. In the Casino Rospigliosi, Rome.

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Key People:: Leonardo da Vinci; Michelangelo; Titian; Giotto; Tintoretto

Related Topics:: painting; mural; fresco secco; buon fresco; intonaco

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fresco painting, method of painting water-based pigments on freshly applied plaster, usually on wall surfaces. The colours, which are made by grinding dry-powder pigments in pure water, dry and set with the plaster to become a permanent part of the wall. Fresco painting is ideal for making murals because it lends itself to a monumental style, is durable, and has a matte surface. Buon, or “true,” fresco is the most durable technique and consists of the following process. Three successive coats of specially prepared plaster, sand, and sometimes marble dust are troweled onto a wall. Each of the first two ...(100 of 566 words)

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