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fresco secco

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noun

  1. the technique of painting in watercolors on dry plaster.

Etymology

Origin of fresco secco

First recorded in 1835–45; from Italian: literally, “dry fresco”; see fresco ( def. ), secco

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In terms of lost art, nothing has received quite the press of Leonardo’s unfinished fresco secco.

From The Guardian • May 18, 2018

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