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ARTFmlTOPICS PAGE 7-PLAINDEALER-WEDNESDAY. JUNE 27,1973 Partially finished fresco at the beginning of a day's work. 1. Painted final coat of mortar 2. First layer of mortar 3. Masonry wall 4. Wet mortar ready for color 5. Previous day's work 6. Working outline White lines indicate the joints between previous day's work. FRESCO - AN ANCIENT AND BEAUTIFUL ART Fresco, which is the Italian word for "fresh", is the art of painting upon damp, fresh, lime plaster. It is a technique which flourished during the Renaissance, particu­ larly in Italy; it was used to decorate the walls of hundreds of churches, chapels and palaces. No one can say exactly when or where the method.of fresco painting originated, but it is known to be a very ancient art. Beautiful frescoes of a high technical com­ petence have been discovered in excavations of Minoah settlements on Crete, and dated at approximately 1500 BC. Etruscan wall paintings in Italy, notably in Tarquinia, were painted in fresco; and, though no wall paint­ ings from ancient Greece survive, writings of the period suggest that fresco was a standard practice. It was also widespread. In India, the famous cave temples of Ajanta contain large numbers of frescoes, and an isolated group of frescoes, painted between the 5 th and the 8th centuries, was found in a Buddhist tem­ ple at Kansu, in remote western China. Roman fresco painting is justly famous, and entire walls of fresco have been un­ covered at Pompeii and Herculaneum. It has been suggested that the technique evolved from the practice of drawing preliminary outlines on walls for setting mosaics. The process of producing a fresco paint­ ing is complicated and demanding; it is easy to see why it is not much practiced in this hurried country where time is at such a pre­ mium. To fresco a wall, the artist must first apply two coats of specially made mortar containing sand and lime and powdered mar­ ble in carefully measured proportions. These two coats are allowed to dry and set. Next, the design to be painted is transferred in out­ line onto the wall; this is usually done by means of a perforating wheel through tra­ cing paper, much as a woman today transfers a dress pattern. A little colored powder is pushed or "pounced" through the perfora­ tion to make the working outline. The final coat of mortar is then smoothed on the wall in only a small area, just as much as can be painted in one day The painting is then brushed directly onto the damp wall. A large fresco, therefore is made up of many small sections, each painted in a day. In order to conceal the joinings where one day's work ends and another begins, the painting is planned to begin and end at na­ tural contours and boundary lines. The paint is absorbed right into the wet plaster by capillary action. As the wall dries and sets, the pigment is cemented with the lime and sand particles; the picture becomes a part of the basic structure, it is not an added layer which may shrink or peel, and thus it has marvellous qualities of color, per­ manence, and resistance to ageing. The colors used in fresco painting are made by grinding dry powder pigments in pure water. The ingredients are very special­ ized; they must be alkali-proof to resist the caustic action of the lime. Long before he begins, the artist must test his colors on an experimental plaster block to check his pig­ ments for durability and consistency of color when dry: this test block must be aged for six months for an adequate check. Fresco painting was at its height between the 13 th and 17th centuries. There was a brief revival in the 1930s as the result of a surge of construction of public buildings in the United States and Mexico. At that time, fresco was taken up by such artists as Diego Rivera, Jose Orosco, Candido Portinari and other muralists. Among the most famous and important frescoes ever painted were those which Michaelangelo made for the ceiling of the Sistine chapel in the Vatican. The ceiling took four and a half years to complete and consists of 343 figures arranged in scenes from the Book of Genesis, bordered by large seated figures of prophets and sibyls and pic­ tures representing the ancestors of Christ. WYEAR 0 IN OUR PARKING LOT JULY 6,7,81 SAVE UP TO 40% NOW ON MAJOR APPLIANCES, TV'S & STEREOS We will have special prices on many GENERAL ELECTRIC, WESTING- HOUSE, ZENITH, AND TAPPAN Washers, Dryers, Refrigerators, Color TV, Black and White TV, Stereos, Air Conditioners, Ranges, and" Freezers. In addition, Lawn- mowers and Small Electrical Ap­ pliances will be marked at real money-saving prices. - PLUS - • REFRESHMENTS ir DOOR PRIZES If GOODYEAR SERVICE STORE o^- TW&eMiy MARKET PLACI I 4400 W. 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