Painting definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary PA'INTING, ppr. Representing in ... composition made by applying paints to a surface; "a small painting by Picasso"; "he bought the painting as an investment"; "his pictures hang in the Louvre" [syn: painting, picture] 2: creating a picture with paints; "he studied painting and sculpture for many years" 3: the act of applying ... paint to a surface; "you can finish the job of painting faster with a roller than with a brush" 4: ...
oil painting definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a picture ... painted with oil paints 2: the art or method of painting with oil paints Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1699 1. a. the act or art of painting in oil colors b. a picture painted in oils 2. painting that uses pigments originally ground in oil Webster's 1913 ... of wine, [OE]nanthic ether. See under [OE]nanthic. Oil painting. (a) The art of painting in oil colors. (b) Any kind of painting of ...
fresco painting definitions Britannica Concise Method of wall painting in which water-based pigments are applied to wet, freshly ... fresco, to distinguish it from fresco secco, or "dry" fresco (painting on dry plaster). Early Minoan, Greek, and Roman wall paintings ... frescoes. The Italian Renaissance was the greatest period of fresco painting, as seen in the works of Cimabue, Giotto, Masaccio, Fra ... the 18th cent., fresco had been largely replaced by oil painting. In the early 20th cent. it was revived by D ... and others, often as a medium for political art. Fresco painting is also found in China and India.
Painting in secco definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Secco Sec"co, a. [It.] Dry. Secco painting, or Painting in secco, painting on dry plaster, as distinguished from fresco painting, which is on wet or fresh plaster.
Secco painting definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Secco Sec"co, a. [It.] Dry. Secco painting, or Painting in secco, painting on dry plaster, as distinguished from fresco painting, which is on wet or fresh plaster.
... is said the ladies in France paint. 1. To practice painting. The artist paints well. PAINT, n. A coloring substance; a substance used in painting; either simple or compound; as a white paint, or red ... the cheeks [syn: rouge, paint, blusher] v 1: make a painting; "he painted all day in the garden"; "He painted a painting of the garden" 2: apply paint to; coat with paint; "We painted the rooms yellow" 3: make a painting of; "He painted his mistress many times" 4: apply a ... 1) to apply with a movement resembling that used in painting (2) to treat with a liquid by brushing or ...
Glass painting definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Glass Glass, n. [OE. glas ... engraved. Glass metal, the fused material for making glass. Glass painting, the art or process of producing decorative effects in glass by painting it with enamel colors and combining the pieces together with ... bars of lead or other metal. In common parlance, glass painting and glass staining (see Glass staining, below) are used indifferently ... superficial film only; also, decorative work in glass. Cf. Glass painting. Glass tears. See Rupert's drop. Glass works, an establishment ...
Pahari painting definitions Britannica Concise Style of miniature painting and book illustration that developed in the independent states of ... with the delicacy and lyricism of the Kangra school, Pahari painting is closely related to Rajasthani painting. It shares with the Rajput art of the N Indian ...
action painting definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a New York school of painting characterized by freely created abstractions; the first important school of American painting to develop independently of European styles [syn: Abstract Expressionism, action painting] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1952 abstract expressionism marked especially ...
... TURE, n. [L. pictura, from pingo, to paint.] 1. A painting exhibiting the resemblance of any thing; a likeness drawn in ... shapes are but secondary objects. 2. The words of painters; painting. Quintilian, when he saw any well expressed image of grief ... composition made by applying paints to a surface; "a small painting by Picasso"; "he bought the painting as an investment"; "his pictures hang in the Louvre" [syn: painting, picture] 3: a clear and telling mental image; "he described ... contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters" [syn: word picture, word-painting, delineation, depiction, picture, characterization, characterisation] 9: a typical example ...
house painting definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: the occupation of a house painter; "house painting was the only craft he knew" [syn: painting, house painting]
Historical painting definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Historic His*tor"ic, Historical ... ty, n. There warriors frowning in historic brass. --Pope. Historical painting, that branch of painting which represents the events of history. Historical sense, that meaning ...
wall painting definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a painting that is applied to a wall surface [syn: mural, wall painting] Merriam Webster's noun Date: circa 1688 fresco
Poonah painting definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Poonah painting Poo"nah paint`ing [From Poona, in Bombay Province, India.] A style of painting, popular in England in the 19th century, in which a ...