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PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART

 

Introduction

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Web Quest:  Intro To The Fresco   
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Name __________________________________________

Period ___________________

Answer the following questions form the Internet sites listed

Site #1  What is a Fresco?

http://www.noteaccess.com/MATERIALS/Fresco.htm

!.  Describe what a Fresco is.

2.  True or False.  The fresco technique was used during the Renaissance.

3.  What happens to a fresco in a wet/damp environment?

4.  True or False.  The plaster must be dry before you start adding color to the plaster surface.

5.  What two materials were mixed together to create the plaster?

6.  Name one artists Renaissance who created frescos.

Site #2  Who used the Fresco Technique?

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