Fresco Work

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Fresco Work
Powerpoint by Linda Welling
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The earliest frescos were found in caves in
France over 30,000 years ago.
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The fresco evolved into painting on wet limestone
plaster. The pigments dissolved in the plaster.
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Frescoes were done on entire walls in Italy.
They usually depicted religious scenes.
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A beautiful fresco from Greece.
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A Roman Fresco
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The Sistine Chapel is a series of frescoes.
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A remnant of a fresco wall.