En plein air is a French expression which means "in the open air", and is particularly used to describe the act of painting in the outside environment rather than indoors (such as in a studio). In English alfresco has the same meaning, however in Italian the term al fresco has a rather different one, either in jail or simply cool air.
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since 1850 France - french term for open air - paintings that have been executed outdoors - the Ecole de Barbizon is considered as precursor of the mouvement leading to impressionism
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