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What technique, meaning 'wet on wet', was used in Minoan frescoes where pigments were applied to fresh lime plaster?
Answer: buon fresco — Buon fresco (true fresco) involves painting water-based pigments onto freshly laid wet plaster; as the plaster dries, the paint becomes chemically bonded into the wall surface, as seen in Minoan palace frescoes.
- A buon fresco ✓
- B tempera
- C encaustic
- D secco
Buon fresco (true fresco) involves painting water-based pigments onto freshly laid wet plaster; as the plaster dries, the paint becomes chemically bonded into the wall surface, as seen in Minoan palace frescoes.