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Verdaccio Acanthus – Sgraffito Buon Fresco – 16X16 on ceramic tile, Renaissance Collection.
An original study for the “Sgraffito Installation” by iLia Fresco, 2013.
Antique White or Antique Charcoal Gray designer frame is included – Framed Size 24X24 inches, frame thickness 1 1/2 inch.

Available to commission: I will create Author’s Recreation piece exactly as the original in the picture. This Author’s Recreation Edition is limited to 3 pieces. Time to fulfillment is 4 weeks from the full payment.

“The House at the Minute” with sgraffito art. Old Town Square, Prague Czech Republic

Sgraffito (Italian: [zɡrafˈfiːto]; plural: sgraffiti; sometimes spelled scraffito) is an art technique, practiced by applying layers of plaster tinted in contrasting colors and then scratching so as to reveal parts of the underlying layer(s).

Sgraffito on walls has been used in Europe since classical times, it was popularized in Italy in the 15th and 16th centuries and later in Austria, Germany and Eastern Europe, specifically Poland and Czech. Also sgraffito can be found in African art. In combination with ornamental decoration these techniques formed an alternative to the prevailing painting of walls. The technical procedures are similar to the painting of frescoes.