fresco

noun

Definition of fresconext
as in mural

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Recent Examples of fresco Authorities on Tuesday unveiled what is believed to be the largest fresco and mosaic complex of ancient Rome, a 1st century AD depiction of a maritime city in what became the largest bath complex in the world. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026 Original architectural elements, including a small fragment of a fresco, the aforementioned mask fountain, and a Carrara marble staircase connecting the five floors, were restored. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026 The Vatican Museums last week inaugurated a major restoration of Raphael’s Loggia, an epic fresco cycle decorating a 213-foot-long corridor in the Apostolic Palace, where the pope lives. — News Desk, Artforum, 29 June 2026 Over the years, the 117 rooms and suites have been refreshed, the restaurant has been updated (both behind-the-scenes with a new kitchen and in the dining room, where new floors have been laid and frescoes painted), and the spa has been restyled. — Laura Itzkowitz, Robb Report, 4 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for fresco
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fresco
  1. mural
  2. painting
  3. panorama
  4. canvas
  5. oil
Noun
  • Meanwhile, in Bar Sur, regional maker Cata Flaño contributed a massive mixed-media mural combining watercolors with local peat, driftwood, and historical navigation charts marked at 55 degrees south.
    — Liam Hess, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The owners of Security Storage Properties wanted a mural on their wall to coincide with Hispanic Heritage Month, The Star reported in September 1991.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of mural
Noun
  • Built around three Sichuan-style banquets, the show uses painting, video and installation to explore the region’s culture and its ideas about life and death.
    — Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s Wrapped Reichstag, 1995, suggested a building undergoing metamorphosis, marking it as a site where the chain of signification ruptures to give form, as in Psychopedis’s painting, to a secret.
    — Kristian Vistrup Madsen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of painting
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  • Etereo, a sky bar and restaurant whose spectacular 360-degree panorama of the city encompasses the Duomo, Galleria, Castello Sforzesco and the Porta Nuova skyscrapers.
    — Jaclyn DeGiorgio, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Gerlach, the photographer, began documenting the kitchens in 360-degree panoramas after discovering that existing photographs rarely captured the relationship between their individual components.
    — Tara Anne Dalbow, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of panorama
Noun
  • Experts found that the use of foam boards, non-fire-retardant scaffolding nets and canvases contributed to the fire's spread, the report said.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The deep canvass in Missouri began in 2024, as transgender healthcare was becoming a focal point of state and national elections.
    — Bram Sable-Smith, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of canvas
Noun
  • Cárdenas, a civil engineer by training, was the son of President Lázaro Cárdenas, who nationalized the oil industry in 1938 and opened Mexico to refugees from the Spanish Civil War.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Don't leave without trying the 'Sauna Gus,' a sauna experience which is led by a 'Gus Master' who uses aromatic oils to enhance the steamy process.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of oil

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“Fresco.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fresco. Accessed 2 Nov. 2026.

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