Romanesque frescoes are large wall paintings created during the Romanesque period, roughly from the 10th to the 12th centuries. These artworks often adorned the interiors of churches and monasteries, serving both decorative and didactic purposes. They typically feature religious themes, illustrating scenes from the Bible and the lives of saints, aimed at educating the largely illiterate population of the time. The style of Romanesque frescoes is characterized by bold colors, simplified forms, and a lack of perspective, which gives them a flat appearance. Artists used natural pigments mixed with water to create these murals, and the frescoes were applied directly onto wet plaster, allowing the colors to bond with the wall as it dried.