wall painting

American

noun

mural painting executed by any of various techniques, as encaustic, tempera, fresco, or oil paint on canvas, often as an enhancement of the architecture of which the recipient wall is a part.

Etymology

Origin of wall painting

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

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The wall painting is located in a chapel dedicated to Italy's last king, Umberto II, and shows the cherub holding a map of Italy.

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The civic authority has announced a "street wall painting competition" for Sunday, inviting artists to come help beautify the city.

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The show includes the influential 94-year-old painter's works from the late 1960s, wall paintings from the last decade and the artist's most recent canvases.

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The wall paintings are adorned with candelabras, stringed instruments called lyres, white cranes and a delicate daisy.

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Rare 16th Century wall paintings have been revealed at a former Tudor hunting lodge.

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