Frescoes (13 images)

Both monastic and ecclesiastic Romanesque churches were very beautifully decorated, often with frescoes. In the Middle Ages, there were two main types of fresco painting, "buon fresco" and "a secco". "Buon fresco" is painted on wet plaster. The paint dries and reacts with air and becomes part of the surface itself. "A secco" painting is applied to a dried plaster surface and requires a binding agent. "A secco" usually allows a larger...
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Both monastic and ecclesiastic Romanesque churches were very beautifully decorated, often with frescoes. In the Middle Ages, there were two main types of fresco painting, "buon fresco" and "a secco". "Buon fresco" is painted on wet plaster. The paint dries and reacts with air and becomes part of the surface itself. "A secco" painting is applied to a dried plaster surface and requires a binding agent. "A secco" usually allows a larger range of colors but is not as long-lasting as "buon fresco".

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