Plural of 'arricciato'; the intermediate layer of plaster applied to a wall before the final fresco painting layer.
Italian plural of 'ricciuto' or 'arriccio,' from Latin 'ad-' + 'riccius.' These layers are named for their textured or crimped appearance, designed to give fresco paint something to grip.
Renaissance fresco masters like Michelangelo had to be chemistry experts—the arricci layer had to be perfectly moist and prepared so the paint would chemically bond as it dried, or masterpieces would literally peel off.
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