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fresco
A wall painting created using a special technique in which the paint is applied to still-wet lime plaster. The artwork created in this way is also called a fresco.
In der Sixtinischen Kapelle bewunderten die Touristen die berühmten Fresken von Michelangelo.
In the Sistine Chapel, the tourists admired Michelangelo's famous frescoes.
The word 'Freske' (fresco) comes from the Italian expression 'al fresco', meaning 'in the fresh.' This describes the painting technique in which paint is applied to still-fresh, wet plaster.
Die Künstler mussten schnell arbeiten, solange der Putz für die Freske noch feucht war.
The artists had to work quickly while the plaster for the fresco was still wet.
Common verbs used in connection with frescoes are 'eine Freske schaffen' (to create a fresco), 'Fresken bewundern' (to admire frescoes), or 'alte Fresken restaurieren' (to restore old frescoes).
In der alten Kirche wurden bei Renovierungsarbeiten wertvolle Fresken entdeckt.
Valuable frescoes were discovered during renovation work in the old church.
'Freske' (fresco) is a technical term from art history. It specifically refers to painting on wet plaster and is more precise than the general term 'Wandmalerei' (wall painting).
Im Kunstunterricht lernten wir den Unterschied zwischen einer Freske und einem Secco.
In art class, we learned the difference between a fresco and a secco.
mural
'die Freske' and 'das Wandbild' both refer to a picture on a wall. 'Wandbild' is the more general term: it can be painted directly onto the wall or hang on the wall as a large picture. 'Freske' is more precise and names a special painting technique in which the paint is applied to wet lime plaster. You can confuse the words because every fresco looks like a mural. But not every 'Wandbild' is a 'Freske'.
In der alten Kirche wurde eine Freske aus dem 15. Jahrhundert restauriert.
In the old church, a fresco from the 15th century was restored.
Für den Flur malt die Klasse ein buntes Wandbild.
The class is painting a colorful mural for the hallway.