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secco
/ˈsɛkəʊ/
(also fresco secco)
noun
mass noun
The technique of painting on dry plaster with pigments mixed in water.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from Italian, literally ‘dry’, from Latin siccus.
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Goggia Guantanamo mixed plaster for a living. At night, he often returned to do murals on his recent walls. Sometimes the plaster was still wet, but often he was delayed and his painting needed to be done using secco.
