medium

Fresco

A wall-painting medium included among Byzantine sacred image forms and church decoration.

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Fresco + wall painting

Fresco + wall painting · 2 registered sources

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Source-scope / reconstruction noteExact plaster stratigraphy and the boundary between fresco and secco must be taken from monument-specific technical study; this profile is intentionally broad.

Raw material / support1 record

Lime Plastermaterial · qualified-source-backed

Making technique2 records

Painting on Wet Plastertechnique · qualified-source-backed Secco Paintingtechnique · qualified-source-backed

Surviving object evidence1 record

Wall Painting of Male Saintobject · verified-object

Condition / reconstruction1 record

Modern Restorationconservation condition · source-backed

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History + chronology

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Post-Iconoclast Church-Decoration Programsvia Fresco · ← uses · source-backed Chora Renovation, c. 1316–1321via Fresco · ← uses-medium · source-backed

Places + sacred space

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Chora Church / Monasteryvia Fresco · ← uses-medium · example-backed Saint Panteleimon, Nerezivia Fresco · ← uses-medium · source-backed

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Frescoes and Wall Painting in Late Byzantine Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Wall Painting of Male Saint
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Chora Renovation, c. 1316–1321Fresco ←uses-medium— Chora Renovation, c. 1316–1321 · source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-391.IconFresco ←can-use-medium— Icon · source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-025.Post-Iconoclast Church-Decoration ProgramsFresco ←uses— Post-Iconoclast Church-Decoration Programs · source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-333.Saint Panteleimon, NereziFresco ←uses-medium— Saint Panteleimon, Nerezi · source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-578.

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Frescouses-mediumChora Renovation, c. 1316–1321patronTheodore Metochites
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Frescouses-mediumChora Renovation, c. 1316–1321exemplifiesLate Byzantine
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Frescocan-use-mediumIconcan-use-mediumMosaic
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