单词 | fresco |
释义 | frescon. a. Cool, fresh air; occasionally a fresh breeze. in fresco: in the fresh air. Obsolete. Cf. al fresco adv., n., and adj. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > gas > air > fresh air > [noun] aira1393 fresh air1525 country air1595 fresco1620 the world > matter > gas > air > fresh air > [phrase] > in the open air in the street(s)a1400 in the weathera1513 in overt1599 sub dio1602 in fresco1620 on (also upon) the street(s)1653 sub jove frigido1806 1620 N. Brent tr. P. Sarpi Hist. Councel of Trent v. 410 There being a custome amongst the people of Paris, in the Summers euenings, to goe out of the Suburbes of S. German in great multitudes, to take the fresco. 1631 B. Jonson New Inne iv. ii. 1 Come, let vs take in fresco, here, one quart. c1660 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1644 (1955) II. 217 Here, in summer the Gentlemen of Rome take the fresco in their Coaches, and <on> foote. 1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 12 We had a promising Fresco, but somewhat chilled by too frequent Calms. 1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 335 As they sit in Frisco. 1740 T. Gray Let. 14 June in Corr. (1971) I. 163 They..walk about the city, or upon the sea-shore..to enjoy the fresco. 1760 S. Fielding Ophelia II. xxxi. 10 I..was..overtaken by Mrs. Herner, in Fresco as before. ΚΠ 1880 C. R. Markham Peruvian Bark 7 Fevers, which they treat with frescos or cooling drinks.] 2. a. A kind of painting executed in water-colour on a wall, ceiling, etc. of which the mortar or plaster is not quite dry, so that the colours sink in and become more durable. Originally in phrase (to paint) in fresco. Also transferred. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > painting according to medium or technique > [noun] > a mural painting > fresco fresco1598 fresco buono1843 buon fresco1874 frescoing1885 1598 R. Haydocke tr. G. P. Lomazzo Tracte Artes Paintinge iii. iv. 99 Which wil cause the colours in Frisco to continue as faire as if they were laid while the chalke is fresh. 1658 W. Sanderson Graphice 25 There is a Painting upon Walls called Fresco: It was the ancient Græcians Noble way of Painting. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 147/1 Frescoe, or Wall Painting; some call it seiling. 1752 T. Stack in Philos. Trans. 1749–50 (Royal Soc.) 46 14 The Paintings..in Herculaneum..are all done in Stucco in Water-colours in Fresco. 1843 J. Ruskin Let. 21 Sept. in Atlantic Monthly LXVIII. 740 It is not the love of fresco that we want. 1870 R. W. Emerson Society & Solitude 117 The grand sibyls..painted in fresco by Michael Angelo. 1883 ‘Ouida’ (title) Frescoes, etc., dramatic sketches. 1899 Daily News 28 Mar. 6/1 Florence has often been sketched before, putting Browning aside with his astounding fresco-music. 1933 A. MacLeish (title) Frescoes for Mr. Rockefeller's city. 1966 Listener 23 June 924/2 This impressive musical fresco for string orchestra. b. A painting so executed. ΚΠ 1670 S. Wilson Lassels's Voy. Italy (new ed.) i. 238 The Library painted with a rare Fresco which is yet rauishing and liuely after two hundred yeares. 1716 A. Pope Epist. Jervas in J. Dryden tr. C. A. du Fresnoy Art of Painting (ed. 2) sig. A7 A fading Fresco here demands a Sigh. 1797 Monthly Mag. 3 347 The beautiful frescoes that decorate the walls. 1870 F. R. Wilson Archit. Surv. Churches Lindisfarne 91 This church is represented in one of the famed frescoes at Wallington Hall. Compounds C1. General attributive. fresco-paint n. ΚΠ 1842 R. Browning Waring in Bells & Pomegranates No. III: Dramatic Lyrics 11/1 We are on the brink Of something great in fresco-paint. fresco-painting n. ΚΠ 1658 W. Sanderson Graphice 25 The Excellency of Fresco-Painting, upon the Wall. a1878 G. G. Scott Lect. Mediæval Archit. (1879) I. 213 Let us take advantage of the lessons it affords us in..fresco painting. fresco-plaster n. ΚΠ 1843 Ecclesiologist 2 19 The use of fresco-plaister in very early buildings. fresco-wall n. ΚΠ 1876 M. M. Grant Sun-maid I. iv. 77 It was a lofty room, with beautiful old fresco walls and ceiling. C2. fresco buono n. = buon fresco n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > painting according to medium or technique > [noun] > a mural painting > fresco fresco1598 fresco buono1843 buon fresco1874 frescoing1885 1843Fresco buono [see fresco secco n.]. 1886Fresco buono [see fresco secco n.]. fresco secco n. = secco n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > painting according to medium or technique > [noun] > a mural painting > fresco > types of fresco scratch-work1710 sgraffito1730 fresco secco1843 secco1852 Florentine fresco1854 spirit fresco1864 1843 W. B. S. Taylor Man. Fresco & Encaustic Painting vii. 122 Fresco secco..cannot be placed in the same elevated rank as fresco buono. 1886 H. C. Standage Artists' Man. Pigments xii. 104 Describe the difference between ‘fresco secco’ and ‘fresco buono’. 1957 Encycl. Brit. IX. 835/2 In the 15th century, Italian painters distinguished between fresco secco—the pigments being mixed with egg as a medium, and buon fresco—the pigments being mixed with water and laid on the fresh wet plaster. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022). frescov. transitive. To paint in fresco. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > painting according to medium or technique > paint according to medium or technique [verb (transitive)] > fresco fresco1849 1849 D. Rock Church our Fathers I. iii. 202 The Donation of Constantine, frescoed in the Vatican. 1893 Pall Mall Mag. 2 345/2 We do not..fresco our azure ceiling with angels. Derivatives ˈfrescoed adj. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > painting according to medium or technique > [adjective] > mural > executed in fresco frescoed1849 1849 J. Ruskin Seven Lamps Archit. i. 15 Have we no..frescoed fancies on our roofs? 1882 Fraser's Mag. 26 59 The frescoed Parnassus gradually emerges from out of the dark wall. ˈfrescoing n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > painting according to medium or technique > [noun] > a mural painting > fresco fresco1598 fresco buono1843 buon fresco1874 frescoing1885 1885 Harper's Mag. Mar. 609/1 The original frescoing of walls and ceilings..was the work of a..soldier. ˈfrescoer n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > painting according to medium or technique > [noun] > a mural painting > fresco > painter frescoist1859 frescoer1882 1882 Harper's Mag. Dec. 46/2 Some leisurely prisoner of the frescoer's trade. ˈfrescoist n. one who paints in fresco. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > painting according to medium or technique > [noun] > a mural painting > fresco > painter frescoist1859 frescoer1882 1859 Sat. Rev. 8 73/1 Many a mute inglorious frescoist has only waited his hour. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1598v.1849 |
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