Giornata

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Giornata is a term relating to the technique of Buon Fresco ("True wall painting"), meaning the amount that can be done in one day. Buon Fresco involves painting onto wet plaster so that a chemical reaction occurs between the plaster and the pigment making the image last longer.

[edit] Notable examples giornati

An image showing how the recent restoration of Masaccio's "Expulsion" made the giornata clearer - note the seam of darker blue pigment around the figure of Adam

Masaccio's Expulsion from Eden - It is clearly visible that the figures of Adam and Eve were painted separately from the rest of the image, and indeed that the two figures themselves were painted separately from each other.