secco

American  

[sek-oh, sek-kaw] / ˈsɛk oʊ, ˈsɛk kɔ /

noun

1. fresco secco.

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adjective

1. (of notes or passages in a musical score) played and released abruptly and without resonance.

secco British  

/ ˈsɛkəʊ /

noun

1. wall painting done on dried plaster with tempera or pigments ground in limewater Compare fresco

2. any wall painting other than true fresco

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Etymology

Origin of secco

1850–55; < Italian: dry; sack ³

Example Sentences

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

From The Guardian • May 18, 2018

Further touches may be put on a secco, on the dry plaster.

From Time Magazine Archive

The fear that the cleaning has taken off any of Michelangelo's a secco passages seems unfounded.

From Time Magazine Archive

Spectrophotometry images showed restorers where Michelangelo had used the secco technique -- adding color after the plaster had dried -- which requires more care in cleaning.

From Time Magazine Archive

In reply to your correspondent, I believe sack to be nothing but vino secco, dry wine, probably identical with sherry or madeira.

From Notes and Queries, Number 236, May 6, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Various