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Ad Arezzo, nel coro della chiesa di S. Francesco, Piero della Francesca affrescò le “Storie della Vera Croce” utilizzando una tecnica mista: affresco, tempera ausiliare e tempera a secco, alternandole tra loro o in fusione. Per mantenere l’intonaco ancora umido per il giorno dopo utilizzò dei...

Today Mariani Affreschi takes you on a trip to France in discovery of the painting style and seductive works of François Boucher (1703-1770). Boucher was perhaps the most celebrated decorative artist of the 18th century and his works were extremely popular among the French aristocracy. Inspired by the...

September, the time of grape harvest, shorter days, and sweet melancholy. The summer sun is followed by the fascinating colours of autumn, fresh evening perfumes and shadows that get longer. The appeal of certain seasons has always inspired painters and artists, motivating them to recount, through their...

There was one a watercolour that hung in front of a large frescoed wall. One day, it decided to start a war with its rival, so it began muttering: “Hey, fresco, don’t think you are the king of this room just because people who enter look at you and exclaim open-mouthed, “Oh, how beautiful!”...

Simone Martini created the marvellous “Maestà” fresco in the Palazzo Pubblico of Siena. It is crowded with people honouring and paying homage to the “Madonna and Child.” If we analyse the execution technique, the topic of “auxiliary tempera” becomes more complex with respect to fresco painters...

As a finishing touch to a fresco, we talk about “tempera a secco” or the use of lime, in other words, a fresh medium; even the veils of glaze applied at the end of the working day can contain organic binders. This composite technique (lime and organic tempera) is used on the “pontate” (the so-called...

Reflections are always important. Reflect, learn, and understand what is behind things: these are all actions on which to lay the foundations for living a knowledgeable and complete life. That’s why, in this article I will briefly linger on – as I have done in the past – the concept of authenticity...

Un artista della Mariani Affreschi durante l'esecuzione di un paesaggio ad affresco Dopo aver eseguito lo spolvero, stando attenti a non sporcare la giornata precedente, si disegnano i contorni con una tinta scura ma non troppo carica (es. terra d’ombra naturale) si cominciano a stendere i toni...

Realization of a fresco at Mariani Affreschi The mortars are made by a binder and an agglomerate mix with water. In the case of fresco aerial mortars are used, that set in contact with the air, whereas the mortars typically more hydraulic, that reinforce themselves even under water, are less right or...

The choice of the subject could be addressed from the costumer or the painter directly decides. The composition and the colours could be decided depending on the context where the painting will be make, that is to say according to the size and the shape of the surface to paint, the type and the intensity...

The dictionary says: “The quality of being the only one of a kind, without an equal, in an absolute sense or relating to some aspects and characteristics.” When I work, I often seek comfort in the “bible of words.” When I have some doubts (or when I want to dispel them), I open up that large...

A must-see exhibition for art lovers is under way at the Palazzo dei Diamanti (Ferrara) entitled “Boldini nella Parigi degli Impressionisti (Boldini in Impressionist Paris). The exhibition will run until 10 January 2010 and explores the artistic development of one of the most popular portrait painters...

The lime was made by cooking at 900° C, in special funnel-ovens, some stones (generally river shingles) essentially formed by calcium carbonate (CaCO3). At this temperature the shingles pulverize themselves turning into calcium oxide (CaO) with the elimination of the carbon dioxide (CO2). The follow...

From frescos recovered in Pompei it could be verified that Romans used to draw on the “arriccio” (sinopia) and then  cover it with the “intonachino” for days. It has been verified others techniques which have been recovered in the Middle Ages, like the “battitura dei fili” or sometimes...

The history of mural painting has started even before man learned to build brickwork buildings. In fact, in the prehistoric period there were already mural paintings (like in the Altamira Caves and in the Lascaux), although they were just simple signs traced directly on the rocky walls without a layer...

La grandiosa composizione si incentra intorno alla figura dominante del Cristo, colto nell’attimo che precede quello in cui verrà emesso il verdetto del Giudizio Universale. Il suo gesto, imperioso e pacato, sembra al tempo stesso richiamare l’attenzione e placare l’agitazione circostante:...