wall painting

noun

: fresco

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Another wall painting likely depicts the goddess Venus with her beau Adonis, according to the park. Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Oct. 2024 During the recent construction of a new hotel in Cartagena, Colombia, on a site dating back to the 16th century, our team uncovered ancient burial grounds, priceless wall paintings and notable murals that had been concealed for generations under layers of plaster. Monica Cuervo, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024 Notable pieces part of this collection include the royal tombs of Mycenae, Cycladic marble figurines as well as wall paintings of Thera, per the source. Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 15 Oct. 2024 Some of the first evidence of bras can even be found in wall paintings, including a Roman mosaic in the Villa Romana del Casale in Sicily, dating back to the 4th century A.D. as well as in Crete, from the 1300s, of women wearing bandeau bras. Christina Pérez, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for wall painting 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1688, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of wall painting was circa 1688

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“Wall painting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wall%20painting. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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