secco

Japanese: secco
secco

…However, the original Italian word fresco is an adjective meaning “fresh, just made” (similar to the English word “fresh”), and as a noun it is used exclusively to describe the technique of painting when plaster is applied and before it dries, and to murals painted in this way, and the word “fresco” is usually used in this sense. In contrast, when the plaster is painted after it dries, it is called secco (meaning “dry” in Italian). However, it is not always easy to distinguish between the two in actual works, and the two techniques are used together more often than is commonly believed. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "secco" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…しかし,本来イタリア語のfrescoとは〈新鮮な,できたての〉を意味する形容詞(英語のfreshにあたる)で,名詞として,漆喰を塗ってまもなくそれがまだ乾き切らないうちに描く画法,およびそのようにして描かれた壁画に限定して用いられ,普通,フレスコとはこの意味で使われる。これに対し,漆喰が乾いてから彩色をする場合,セッコsecco(イタリア語で〈乾いた〉の意)という呼称がある。しかし実際の作品で両者を区別するのは必ずしも容易ではなく,両者の技法が併用されている場合も,一般に信じられている以上に多い。…

※「secco」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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