Section 03 of 05

Plaster

Fresco is a chemical process with a deadline: lime plaster sets, and what is painted on it cannot be revised. Three entries on the material, the day’s patch of it, and the drawing underneath.

3 entries

• 08Buon frescoPigment in water on wet lime plaster, which sets chemically — so the painter has one day's work and no revisions.
• 09The giornataThe day's patch of plaster, whose join lines are visible in raking light and let you reconstruct the order of work.
• 10SinopiaThe red underdrawing on the rough coat, often only seen when a fresco is detached.

Every entry in this section is also in the register, ordered by number.