Definitions
Monday, January 26th, 2009maniera greca :
A formal Byzantine style that dominated Italian painting in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. It’s characterized by shallow space and linear flatness of subjects in work.
Buon fresco : (Italian for true fresco)
Fresco painting technique in which watercolors are applied to plaster when it is still wet.
Fresco-secco (or a secco)
Fresco painting technique in which watercolors are applied to dry plaster that has been moistened to simulate fresh plaster.
rustication
Florence brickwork
