paintings
Framed artistic images
Paintings are artworks created by applying pigment to a surface—typically canvas, wood, or paper.
The term covers everything from Renaissance masterpieces to a child's watercolor.
Paintings can also mean the activity or profession: She studied paintings at art school.
In plural, it often refers to a collection: The museum's paintings span five centuries.
Slippery viscous fluid
- acrylicSynthetic resin or fiber
- watercolorTranslucent paint medium
- temperaEgg-yolk painting method
- gouacheOpaque water-based medium
encaustic · fresco · pigment · gesso · varnish · canvas · linen · panel
Heavy woven cloth
- gallerySpace for displaying artwork
- masterpieceSupreme artistic achievement
- museumPublic exhibit space
- exhibitionPublic display of items
frame · collection · curator · commission · patron · auction · vernissage · easel
Artistic depiction of someone
- landscapeVisible features of terrain
- still-lifeArt depicting inanimate objects
- historyRecord of past events
- figurativeRepresenting through imagery
abstract · narrative · seascape · cityscape · nude · religious · mythological · allegory
Marks left by painting
- impastoHeavily applied pigment technique
- glazingGlossy protective coating
- layeringForming successive strata
- stipplingDot-based shading technique
sgraffito · underpainting · wet-on-wet · blending · wash · chiaroscuro · pointillism · grisaille
Painter's stroke method
- impastoHeavily applied pigment technique
- smoothWithout roughness or difficulty
- roughUneven in surface
- tactileOf the touching sense
patina · matte · glossy · layered · coarse · fine · tooth · relief
Surface for mixing pigments
- hueColor's specific character
- pigmentColor-imparting material
- saturationState of complete permeation
- toneQuality of sound
tint · shade · complementary · analogous · warm · cool · monochrome · pastel
European cultural reawakening
- BaroqueOrnate artistic period
- ImpressionismArt movement emphasizing light
- CubismFragmented geometric abstraction
- SurrealismArt movement exploring dreams
Realism · Romanticism · Neoclassicism · Fauvism · Pop-Art · Minimalism · Futurism · Dadaism
oil
Slippery viscous fluid
- acrylicSynthetic resin or fiber
- watercolorTranslucent paint medium
- temperaEgg-yolk painting method
gouache · encaustic · fresco · pigment · gesso · varnish · canvas · linen · panel · brush
canvas
Heavy woven cloth
- gallerySpace for displaying artwork
- masterpieceSupreme artistic achievement
- museumPublic exhibit space
exhibition · frame · collection · curator · commission · patron · auction · vernissage · easel · studio
portrait
Artistic depiction of someone
- landscapeVisible features of terrain
- still-lifeArt depicting inanimate objects
- historyRecord of past events
figurative · abstract · narrative · seascape · cityscape · nude · religious · mythological · allegory · vanitas
brushstrokes
Marks left by painting
- impastoHeavily applied pigment technique
- glazingGlossy protective coating
- layeringForming successive strata
stippling · sgraffito · underpainting · wet-on-wet · blending · wash · chiaroscuro · pointillism · grisaille · hatching
brushwork
Painter's stroke method
tactile · patina · matte · glossy · layered · coarse · fine · tooth · relief · thick
palette
Surface for mixing pigments
- hueColor's specific character
- pigmentColor-imparting material
- saturationState of complete permeation
tone · tint · shade · complementary · analogous · warm · cool · monochrome · pastel · vibrant
Renaissance
European cultural reawakening
- BaroqueOrnate artistic period
- ImpressionismArt movement emphasizing light
- CubismFragmented geometric abstraction
Surrealism · Realism · Romanticism · Neoclassicism · Fauvism · Pop-Art · Minimalism · Futurism · Dadaism · Symbolism
- artfine art, Renaissance, masterpieces, Baroque, fine arts
- creative worksbooks, autobiography, memoir, novels, diary
- man-madebuildings, cars, planes, boats, trains
- museum subjectsart, history, science, nature, dinosaurs
- visual artdrawing, fine art, portrait, sketch, landscape
- visualsimage, illustrations, photograph, images, diagram
paintingssculptures
Carved or molded artworks
statues · installations · carvings · performance art · video art
paintingsprints
Copied images on paper
reproductions · posters · copies · lithographs · knockoffs
paintingsphotographs
Light-captured images
photos · snapshots · digital images · screenshots · scans
- finger paintingArt using digits directly
- oil paintingArt made with linseed-bound pigments
- painting the townCelebrating extravagantly around town
- face paintingDecorating skin with designs
- cave paintingPrehistoric art on stone
- spray paintingApplying finish via aerosol
painting, repainting, oil painting, overpainting, finger painting, watercolor painting