Frescoes are murals painted into wet plaster by the Romans. The technique of painting on wet plaster creates vibrant colors, and lasts a long time. Romans aren't the only people who used fresco, but they are the first and most famous.
Sez who? Once the Romans experienced the Pax Romana their art work flourished. Their mosaics and murals are unrivaled in the ancient world and the art of the fresco is purely Roman. They made innovations in architectural columns and in architecture itself by use of the dome.
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Mosaics were not exactly a Roman accomplishment. The Romans picked up a taste for mosaics from others. You might be thinking of the fresco, as the art of the fresco was a strictly Roman decorating accomplishment.
They developed the dome and the arch in architectural art and the fresco in decorative art.
Like everywhere else in the world art in the Roman Empire was made by specialised artist and artisans: sculptors, stone masons, potters, Makers of tiles and terracotta decorations, jewellers, silverware makers. The Romans also learnt fresco painting from the Greeks and they were made by specialised artists.
The Romans contributed the mosaic, mural and the fresco to the art world.
simple. Latin language = roman language
Sez who? Once the Romans experienced the Pax Romana their art work flourished. Their mosaics and murals are unrivaled in the ancient world and the art of the fresco is purely Roman. They made innovations in architectural columns and in architecture itself by use of the dome.
The fresco in this catacomb was painted in the Roman days. Therefore, the artist was Roman and used the style of the day to depict the images
The Roman Catholic Church is normally known for using fresco's and Statues in their churches. Whereas The Eastern Orthodox Church uses mosaics and icons, with a small percentage of the time they will also use fresco's .
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A "Fresco."
Caliente - hot Fresco - cool
Fresco painting is the technique of apply paint and fresh plaster to a wall in order to obtain a finished painting that is durable and appears to be "part of the wall". There are lots of variations on the technique and plenty of example. the Last supper by DaVinci is just one example.
Mosaics were not exactly a Roman accomplishment. The Romans picked up a taste for mosaics from others. You might be thinking of the fresco, as the art of the fresco was a strictly Roman decorating accomplishment.
A fresco can be removed, but not washed away. If you try to remove a fresco by washing away the paint, you will not be able to because the pigments are a part of the plaster wall. There are techniques for removing the topmost layer of the fresco, which focus on the conservation of the art.