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Recent Examples of fresco
The Filipino filmmaker delivers a pictorial fresco of the 16th century, at once a sensory immersion and an uncompromising political perspective on colonial violence.
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 9 May 2025
Reassembling the shattered frescoes was challenging because pieces from different walls had been mixed together when the building was torn down centuries ago.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2025
The artistic influences evident in these frescoes extend beyond Britain, drawing inspiration from wall decorations found in other parts of the Roman Empire, such as Xanten and Cologne in Germany, and Lyon in France.
—Willem Marx, NPR, 20 June 2025
Across the five floors, which include the ground floor and the basement, all the structures accumulated in recent times were stripped away during the restoration to reveal 19th century decorations, 18th century trompe l’oeils, late 17th century frescoes and even earlier ornamentation.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 24 May 2025
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 9 May 2025
Reassembling the shattered frescoes was challenging because pieces from different walls had been mixed together when the building was torn down centuries ago.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2025
The artistic influences evident in these frescoes extend beyond Britain, drawing inspiration from wall decorations found in other parts of the Roman Empire, such as Xanten and Cologne in Germany, and Lyon in France.
—Willem Marx, NPR, 20 June 2025
Across the five floors, which include the ground floor and the basement, all the structures accumulated in recent times were stripped away during the restoration to reveal 19th century decorations, 18th century trompe l’oeils, late 17th century frescoes and even earlier ornamentation.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fresco
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Enjoy galleries displaying stunning paintings, sculpture, and photography, including some by Beau Bridges, whose massive mural adorns Manhattan Beach City Hall.—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
21 July 2025
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The first mural, done in 2020, also depicted a red apple.—
Sarah Kyrcz,
Hartford Courant,
20 July 2025
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Later that day, young visitors can enjoy a canvas painting and craft workshop at the Avalon Arts and Culture Center from 2-4 p.m. for $15 per participant (extra craft costs $5).—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 July 2025
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The center offers youth and adult classes in a variety of mediums, including ceramics, photography, drawing and painting, and performing arts.—
Shelby Slade,
AZCentral.com,
21 July 2025
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Officers conducted a canvass of the area and located the suspect, identified as 63-year-old Jeffrey Nicholson of Newark, New Jersey, lying on the ground in a yard on Meadow Street, according to police.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
22 Apr. 2025
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Mamdani’s 14-mile walk this week of Manhattan, in scorching heat, evoked the neighborhood canvasses of John Lindsay, the liberal crusader whose budget priorities contributed to the city’s 1970s fiscal crisis.—
Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
24 June 2025
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Both hikes offer relatively short (one- to 1.5-hour) ascents, steep drops, and full panoramas revealed only in the final steps.—
Phil Thomas,
Travel + Leisure,
15 July 2025
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Bryon Ward, a developer leading the landside renovation of Dana Point Harbor’s nearly $600 million remodel, enthusiastically walked across the top deck of the new three-level parking structure, pointing out the dramatic view into the harbor and the panorama of the Pacific Ocean beyond.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
3 July 2025
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Series made on such a large canvas require ever more these days the involvement of a streaming service – global, regional or national – to realize the potential of their scale.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
24 July 2025
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In fact, another great thing about this canvas tote bag is how many options are out there for customizing it.—
Terri Peters,
Parents,
22 July 2025
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In its natural form, often called crude oil, petroleum is a dark viscous substance sometimes tinted yellow.—
Ian Rose,
JSTOR Daily,
23 July 2025
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Oilseeds and grain as well as oil and gas were the top two exports.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
23 July 2025
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“Fresco.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fresco. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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