1. plural of frescoist; artists who specialize in or practice fresco painting
Usage: formal; art history

Examples

• The Renaissance frescoists of Italy created some of the most celebrated murals in Western art.
• Michelangelo and Raphael were among the greatest frescoists of their era.
• Medieval frescoists developed techniques for painting directly onto wet plaster.
• The workshop trained young frescoists in the traditional methods of mural painting.
• Frescoists in the Baroque period often worked on cathedral ceilings and palace walls.