Definition
frescoist
noun
- an artist who specializes in painting frescoes; a fresco painter
Usage: formal; art history
Examples
- Michelangelo was one of the greatest frescoist artists of the Renaissance.
- The frescoist carefully prepared the wet plaster before applying pigments.
- Many skilled frescoist painters worked on the cathedral's interior walls.
- The restoration team hired a frescoist to repair the damaged ceiling paintings.