a picture that is painted on a wall while the plaster is still wet; the method of painting in this wayThe church is famous for its frescoes.The ceiling is richly decorated in marble and fresco.CollocationsFine artsCreating artmake a work of art/a drawing/a sketch/a sculpture/a statue/engravings/etchings/printsdo an oil painting/a self-portrait/a line drawing/a rough sketchcreate a work of art/an artwork/paintings and sculpturesproduce paintings/portraits/oil sketches/his most celebrated work/a series of printspaint a picture/landscape/portrait/mural/in oils/in watercolours/(especially US English) in watercolors/on canvasdraw a picture/a portrait/a cartoon/a sketch/a line/a figure/the human form/in charcoal/in inksketch a preliminary drawing/a figure/a shapecarve a figure/an image/a sculpture/an altarpiece/reliefs/a block of woodsculpt a portrait bust/a statue/an abstract figureetch a line/a pattern/a design/a name into the glassmix colours/(especially US English) colors/pigments/paintsadd/apply thin/thick layers of paint/colour/(especially US English) color/pigmentuse oil pastels/charcoal/acrylic paint/a can of spray paintwork in bronze/ceramics/stone/oils/pastels/watercolour/a wide variety of mediaDescribing artpaint/depict a female figure/a biblical scene/a pastoral landscape/a domestic interiordepict/illustrate a traditional/mythological/historical/religious themecreate an abstract composition/a richly textured surface/a distorted perspectivepaint dark/rich/skin/flesh tonesuse broad brush strokes/loose brushwork/vibrant colours/a limited palette/simple geometric formsdevelop/adopt/paint in a stylized manner/an abstract styleShowing and selling artcommission an altarpiece/a bronze bust of somebody/a portrait/a religious work/an artist to paint somethingframe a painting/portraithang art/a picture/a paintingdisplay/exhibit modern art/somebody’s work/a collection/original artwork/drawings/sculptures/a piecebe displayed/hung in a gallery/museuminstall/place a sculpture in/at/on somethingerect/unveil a bronze/marble/life-size statuehold/host/mount/open/curate/see an exhibition (especially British English)/(usually North American English) an exhibitbe/go on(British English) exhibition/(North American English) exhibitfeature/promote/showcase a conceptual artist/contemporary workscollect African art/modern British paintings/Japanese printsrestore/preserve a fresco/great works of artWordfinderpaintingart,background,canvas,exhibition,foreground,frame,fresco,painting,portrait,watercoloursee alsoal frescoOxford Collocations DictionaryFresco is used before these nouns: painter,paintingSeefull entrySee related entries:Artwork and techniquesWord Originlate 16th cent.: Italian, literally ‘cool, fresh’. The word was first recorded in English in the phrase in fresco, representing Italian affresco, al fresco ‘on the fresh (plaster)’.
See fresco in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
