Stucco, whose technique goes back to antiquity , is a coat natural dyed, made of lime. It is used to recover the ceilings and walls, both inside and outside. It is a mixture of slaked lime and "charges", they can be sand, marble dust or powdered brick. We can incorporate binders such as animal or vegetable glues, and possibly for relief decorations such as masks , the "armor" of hair, fur or trellis.

Stucco, lighter than solid marble, is also less expensive and easier to work. The achievements are applied decorative panels or highly sought as relief patterns such as moldings, stone, brick or columns. Consistent texture allows structuring the general relief and the creation of decorative forms.

Summary 1 An ancient art 2 A visit 3 Art ecological 4 stucco technique 5 See also 6 Notes and references

An ancient art

The first stucco to be used since antiquity is the lime stucco. The plaster replaced from the ^nineteenth century. Greeks and Romans used it as a medium of fresco wall. Grouting techniques were disseminated by the Italians during the Renaissance throughout Europe. Stucco "Marmorino" is part of history. It's Francis ^I , who introduced in France in Fontainebleau , and Louis XIV at Versailles.

To be visited

At Bergamo in Italy, you can see in some churches, beautiful stucco completely covering the walls from floor to ceiling in alternation with the woodwork.

Ecological Art

After more than a century when the plaster was painted or papered ubiquitous, we are now witnessing a rediscovery of natural lime. Traditional techniques and materials research seem more natural to conquer this world of high technology. We should no longer use the word to describe a stucco ceiling decoration or plaster. The correct word in the case of plaster Staff , not stucco.

Technical stucco

The principle is a succession of layers having a load more and finer. We distinguish the stucco-marble, stucco, stone, Roman , stucco Marmorino, stucco of Mantua, stucco two-coat or hot-iron ...

Making slow and difficult to work with than plaster, stucco requires more work and a certain know-how. But it is more "flexible" and therefore less prone to crazing (cracking) than plaster. It has also improved properties in humidity.

See also

• Plasterwork
• Tadelakt
• Staff
• Lime (chemical)
• Plaster

References