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Italian Renaissance Fresco Paintings

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There are thousands upon thousands of fresco paintings lining church walls, all depicting a certain time in that religion. These paintings are called fresco paintings. A very popular kind of mural painting in cathedrals and churches all around Italy. While the origins of fresco paintings are unknown, The first recorded fresco paintings were done by the Minoans during the bronze age civilization of crete. Early frescos were also painted in Morocco and Egypt. This dates back to around 2000 BCE. Fresco paintings were also common in greek art as well as Roman and Etruscan. During the Italian Renaissance fresco paintings reached the apogee. They were painted everywhere in Italy in the 15th century. Many different types of fresco were being
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