badigeon is employed for giving a uniform tint to houses rendered brown by time, and to churches. From LearnThat.org. [http://www.realcolorwheel.com/paint1881.htm]
At Vif, the badigeon –or whitewash – was pasted directly over the paintings, covering them but also preserving them. From Wordnik.com. [Medieval wall paintings discovered near Grenoble] Reference
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