The Baroque pulpit and ceiling frescos by A. Pozzo, 1703, who was also buried in the church after his death in 1709. Fresco painting on this scale has always fascinated me, especially when one takes into consideration the artist was often painting on wet plaster or to give it the correct Italian terminology the Buon Fresco technique; indeed the word 'Fresco' means fresh in Italian. The contrasting method, the Secco, involves painting onto a dry plaster base and as a result is far less durable.
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