fresco

The extraordinary sanctuary offers a “fully private backyard paradise,” the listing states, complete with an al fresco kitchen, fire pit, and tranquil koi pond.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026

The Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch's al fresco speech and news conference on a rooftop in central London on Thursday was a tacit acknowledgement that the political terms of trade have changed.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

Renata Pintus, who heads the masonry department at the Opificio delle Pietre Dure, Florence's famous restoration workshop, told AFP it had been a "privilege" to work on Giotto's famous fresco cycle.

From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026

During warmer months, the patio offers an excellent spot for al fresco dining.

From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026

With the passage of time, Alba filled not only one but all her bedroom walls with an immense fresco.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

“You can hear that these buildings carry the echoes of the lives they contained because of the frescoes, the mosaics, the furniture. You feel 2,000 years compress and collapse. It’s like magic.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

That project arguably reached its apotheosis in his 28 frescoes on the life of Francis that run along the nave of the upper church in Assisi.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026

Architectural landmarks and art, including mosaics, frescoes and sculptures, have been rapidly demolished.

From Barron's ● Apr. 24, 2026

"Painters used to put all sorts of things in frescoes," Monsignor Daniele Micheletti said.

From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2026

In groups of twenty or thirty, tourists swarmed through the ruins, milling around the villas, wandering the cobblestone paths, gawking at the colourful frescoes and mosaics.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

Alongside the spectacle of execution and the glimmering blood, Mary, John, St. Dominic and others beside Christ in many of these frescos cover their faces or turn away.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026

The frescos on the ceiling, the intricate wooden and stone carvings that punctuate the space, they’re all in perfect condition.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2025

Inside the breathtaking Art Deco interiors of the Palais de la Porte Doree, Issey Miyake ’s guests admired wall-to-wall frescos and bas-reliefs of exotic scenes lit up in dappled lighting.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 1, 2024

Instead, they rely on modern technology to monitor and look after the world-renowned frescos.

From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2024

In the next room, the two sides are occupied by two grand frescos, each about five-and-twenty feet in length, and covering the whole wall.

From Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad with Tales and Miscellanies Now First Collected Vol. II (of 3) by Mrs. (Anna) Jameson

Once virtually lost to memory after being painted over with whitewash, the frescoes began to be uncovered in the mid-19th century -- but the work left scratches and pockets of white on the frescoed walls.

From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026

The New York County Courthouse's Roman façade and frescoed interiors have played backdrop to many iconic movies and television shows - perhaps, most famously, Goodfellas.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2023

On Tuesday, the two autocratic presidents will dine at a state banquet in a richly frescoed hall used by a long line of Russian czars.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2023

His body first laid in state in the frescoed Clementine Hall for Vatican staff and then was moved to St. Peter's Basilica for viewing by the public.

From Reuters ● Dec. 30, 2022

They kneeled between the frescoed walls, where some important-looking saints with blue haloes were standing on tiptoe to avoid foreshortening, and the gay paints of the stained-glass window poured upon their heads.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

The medium made famous by Michelangelo, da Vinci and Fra Angelico, frescoing is a delicate process that entails crushing pigments and painting them into wet plaster before it dries.

From Washington Post ● May 6, 2021

Near the end of his torturous years of frescoing, Michelangelo was painting right over the elevated area where the pope would sit on his gilded throne.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 5, 2012

It seemed as if some goblin Michel Angelo had here done his carving and frescoing at the command of the lords of hell.

From Overland by J. W. (John William) De Forest

A point to remember in moth culture, is to be ready for this occurrence before they emerge, if you do not want stained frescoing, floors, and hangings.

From Moths of the Limberlost by Gene Stratton-Porter

Painting and frescoing were well established in principle, though not carried to a high state until the mediaeval period; but in sculpture nothing yet has exceeded the perfection of the Greek art.

From History of Human Society by Frank W. (Frank Wilson) Blackmar