Buon Fresco - murals that are painted on a still wet plastered surface Fresco Secco - murals on a dry (plastered) surface
italian
Michelangelo Al Fresco
he used fresco and gothic art
This painting is one scene of many which Giotto painted on the walls of the Scrovegni Chapel in Padua. They are fresco paintings (buon fresco), which means that pigments are dissolved in water and applied on wet plaster on a wall. When the plaster dries the colors are joined with the surface. To read more about fresco painting click link below!
Fresco is created when earth tones are applied directly to wet plaster. The creation of paintings such as those within the Sistine Chapel were created in just such a manner.
Fresco's weren't done in the middle ages. I think you are thinking of Renaissance artist Michelangelo.
giotto
Fresco EP was created in 1983.
painting onto wet plaster
A Fresco
'The School of Athens', 1509-1511 is a fresco painted by Raphael. It is in Vatican Palace, Rome.
Diego Rivera
There are several but the most famous one is "The School of Athens"
Do you mean wet or dry fresco? In both cases, you need alkali-resistent pigments. In wet fresco (the original fresco technique) they're mixed with the plaster used to finish the wall, in dry fresco (fresco secco) a paint is made with mainly caseine. I've seen an old recipe that involves fresh cheese (which contains caseine)
Two possible reasons: Oil paint on a smooth surface makes for easier painting small details than fresco paint on a wall. A fresco is usually a large-format mural, intended to be seen from a distance.
Raphael(APEX)